Blue LagoonBlue sky
Bubbly (literally and figuratively) Dede Duckling
And Bubbly Kaka DucklingSinging the tune of Doris Day's Que Sera Sera:
When I was just a little duck
I asked Ibunda, what will I be ...
Will I be pretty? Like Auntie Swanny? Asked Dede Duckling.Here's what Ibunda said to her:
Ibunda: Dede honey, of course you will become prettier. But Auntie Swanny is unlike us.
Dede: Ibunda, will you teach me how to open my wings like Auntie Swanny?Ibunda: Dede dear, we can only do what our ancestors in Canada do. Do only what your mother does, ok?
Dede: Ok, Ibunda.
Ibunda: This is the way we eat.
Ibunda: And this is the way Ayahanda hunts for fish.Dede: Ibunda, will my armpits be as hairy as Uncle Goosey's?
Ibunda: Dede, Dede ... as you grow, you will have more feathers.Kaka: Ibunda, will we have rainbows, day after day?
Ibunda: No, darling. Rainbow, especially twin rainbows like you see today, comes after the rain. Some ducks like the rain, some don't. Human beings like watching the rain from their car's window. Some like hiding their head under their own pillows. Dead birds don't play in the rain. They are no longer "bleeding."The sky, however, has its own colour: blue, white or grey, you name it. Now it's blue. As with rainbow, it won't last long. Let alone forever.
Kaka: Ibunda, I can see your reflection in the water clearly. Why can't I see mine as clearly as yours?Ibunda: Kaka, in order to see the other side of you, the "true" you, you need to stand still and have a quiet time for yourself.
Look deep into nature and then you will understand everything better (Albert Einstein)
Note: Human beings do learn from their immediate environment. People in a certain community acquire the culture from their superiors, their bosses and their parents. A son may think he has a right to publish other people personal letter just because his mother had done so. However ... does the end justify the mean simply because you follow your mother's ("bad") example?
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