Are You A Buzzard?

“Both the hummingbird and the vulture fly ove r our nation’s deserts. All vultures see is rotting meat, because that is what they look for. They thrive on that diet. But hummingbirds ignore the smelly flesh of dead animals. Instead, they look for the colorful blossoms of desert plants. The vultures live on what was. They live on the past. They fill themselves with what is dead and gone. But hummingbirds live on what is. They seek new life. They fill themselves with freshness and life. Each bird finds what it is looking for. We all do.” (Reader’s Digest, May 1990). Do you believe it is true that we find what we’re looking for? ls this a biblical principle’? News outlets often focus on the negative. People watch and listen intently. There are often “gaper” delays on busy highways—because people creep by and “gape” at the scene of the accident….