If the bird does like its cage, and does like its sugar and will not leave it, why keep the door so carefully shut? Why not open it, only a little? Do they know there is many a bird will not break its wings against the bars, but would fly if the doors were open? Olive Schreiner
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A bird is the best and most beautiful creature God has created. Yet, some birds chose to be in cages and others choose to leave their cages and soar into the sky. For those who don’t like their cage, there is a solution – they can escape their cage and soar into the sky. The solution for those who don’t like their cage is not to lock the cage more securely but to open it a little more so that they can fly away.

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