The man and the blackbird - based on a real event
Today I bring to you the story of how a silent world spoke so loud, that changed forever the life of someone passing by. Not that it had been told to her, actually no one told her anything about it. She just witnessed it, the magic hovering and dancing along with the melody of two pairs of sparkling eyes. Waiting for someone to notice it. And because its existence crossed paths with these lines, here’s how everything happened. Once upon a time, there was a blackbird, same as any other blackbird, searching for food among the grass of a men’s park. And once upon a time there was a man that worked at the same park, a man living in the silence of those that can’t hear, and couldn’t speak men’s ordinary language as well. He was deaf-mute. When it happened, I was just someone passing by, maybe even a little ashamed of paying attention. But I couldn’t help it. Further ahead in front of me, man and blackbird stared at each other, standing only a few inches apart. As I got closer, none of t...