回复：probably that's the reason I was thorny:(

想起了英语小说《The Thorn Birds》，想起作者Colleen McCullough对thorn bird的描述，我摘录如下，和你分享。

“There is a legend about a bird which sings just once in its life, more sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth.

From the moment it leaves the nest it searches for a thorn tree, and does not rest until it has found one. Then, singing among the savage branches, it impales itself upon the longest, sharpest spine. And, dying, it rises above its own agony to out-carol the lark and the nightingale.

One superlative song, existence the price. But the whole world stills to listen, and God in His heaven smiles. For the best is only bought at the price of great pain... or so says the legend...”

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• a symbol of perfectionist and self-sacrifice -thethornbird- ♂ (37 bytes) () 12/22/2009 postreply 10:16:36

• 回复：a symbol of perfectionist and self-sacrifice -紫君- ♀ (329 bytes) () 12/22/2009 postreply 12:11:42