The Red Crowned Crane is a magical bird who flies through the orient. Indigenous to Japan and China, the Red Crowned Crane lives a long life and mates for life.

The word crown suggests royalty. Rising above the common, the Red Crowned Crane travels far on wings stretched from sunrise to sunset. One day as I watched these cranes I wondered, what do they talk about? In a thousand miles of travels rowing the air with their wings, gliding through the cool clouds, what crosses their minds? Safe landings, good grain, and raising their young may fill their thoughts. What fills their royal conversations? I doubt that it is the economy. That is a human invention.

Mates fly together with the thought, “I want to be with you on the long journey through life. Let us fly together.” That thought alone is enough for the long journeys, dark nights, cool mornings, loafing in the long warm afternoons, and sunset dancing.

Those thoughts are enough for Valentine’s Day. Don’t you think?

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