Why do old men feed birds? Because they have over a lifetime developed a love for all living things, a desire to help and be useful and do good for others. Now with their compassionate loving minds, in maturity their bodies cannot sustain the workload. The younger ones seem oblivious to the value of their life knowledge and experiences, being so enamored of their own necessities in life. Hardly anyone has time or cares about an old person, except for their dwindling circle of family and friends, most of who may now be gone. And so, as there is sometimes precious little to do to benefit others despite their compassionate God-conscious mind-set, with the desire to somehow still be useful and helpful, they feed the little ones, the birds. As the good Lord Sri Krsna said, I am aware of each and every little sparrow.
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