Bird feeding gaining popularity
Once natural habitats for birds, these metropolises have lost their precious wildlife not only through the ravages of time, but also because of increasing human influence. Photo: Anadolu Agency
Ramazan has made residents of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad realise the pinch of hunger and thirst felt by birds as many have kept pots filled with water at their respective houses, and offices.
Ramazan teaches us to be kind and empathetic, said Arslan Akhtar, who has installed more than a dozen pots filled with water and grains in his street in Sector G-8. "I got this idea when I saw a flock of thirsty sparrows with their beaks open and eyes searching for a water source. I was fasting and thirsty, too. I felt their pain and decided to install water pots for them. This act encouraged my neighbours and they too started filling water pots at their houses," he shared.
This empathy for us was developed by Ramazan, said Arslan, adding that fasting in this holy month enables us to feel the hunger and thirst of others.
Similarly, a resident of Dhoke Khabba, Fiaz Chaudhry bought dozens of clay pots and distributed them among his neighbours.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 13th, 2022.