4031. He could
see that all of the complexity of the actions of the roosters, and all of their
training having to do with their performances after they died was almost
certainly lost on the audience it was supposed to affect. Obviously there were
poets, playwrights, and authors who utilized the actions of the birds in a
metaphorical and symbolic sense, that was true.
4032. But even
if an author mentioned the actions of roosters in a figure of speech for
example, that was still nothing remotely like a real appreciation of what the
birds were doing. Otis was struck by the absurdity of expecting to ever be
recognized for the things he knew in his heart he was capable of.
4033. He said
to the Rooster, “For thousands of years you roosters have been performing your
profound death dances, and yet in all that time no person has ever given
you any credit for them, even if posthumously. If your actions, so replete with
meaning, go unnoticed and unrecognized, what hope is there for me, and the
humble things I hope to do in my life.”
4034. “Perhaps
you are howling up the wrong bush,” said the Rooster.
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