The hunter could hear the sorrowful screaming from miles away, he
followed the mournful wailing to its source and there he found the body
of dead falcon mother laying on the ground at the base of a very tall
jagged rock face. What had led to her death he was not sure and in the
moment it did not matter for the source of grief stricken cries was from
the falcon's nest perched far above; two baby falcons screeching in
vain for their mother's return. He knew instinctually - though
terrified of heights - that if did not climb the wall and rescue the
newly hatched eyass they would surely perish. So he laid down his rifle
and began to climb and climb, overcoming his mortal fear, hands torn and
bloodied from the jagged stones, until he reached the nest and the baby
birds. He wrapped them gently in his worn flannel shirt which he
fashioned into a nap sack and he began his arduous descent down the
cliff he smiled soul wide and thought to himself, "This is what LOVE is;
the sacred responsibility life has to nurture and help all other life
thrive." and with this divine experience and that blessed thought, he
knew he had just become a much wiser man. He walked from the cliff
babies nestled safely in his arms, his rifle left lying on the ground.

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