Penguins and People

1 Peter 3:3-4

"Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes.  Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight."

Apparently, this penguin began suffering from feathers molting about a year ago. Not only did Belle's loss of feathers make her unable to swim and keep warm, but the condition also caused her to be ostracized by the other penguins.  This is interesting to me.  People do the same thing; we tend to ostracize those who look, act, live, differently than we do.  We determine who we think fits into our lives, and we tend to look differently at everyone else.  I have always known that we do this as humans, though it may be wrong.  I would never have thought that birds... let alone penguins... would be guilty of the same thing! 

Finally in April, Singapore's Bird park avian keepers put a wet suit on the penguin.   The wet suit was made especially for Belle, and I think it looks great on her!  It will help her grow feathers again, and in the meantime, it helps her swimming ability!

Full story and photos from here

1 Samuel 16:7

"...Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him.  The Lord does not look at the things people look at.  People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."