If you ever see a swift lying on the ground, wings spread as if ready to fly…
don’t be afraid.
It doesn’t have to be injured.
It’s not dying.
It’s a creature of the sky that has accidentally found itself in a place where it’s very difficult for it to take off on its own.
The swift is not made to take flight from the ground.
Its short legs and long, slender wings make it extremely hard to lift off from a flat surface.
All it needs is for you to gently lift it.
Just a little, in an open palm…
And it will fly. On its own.
Just like some people.
Sometimes, it’s not courage we lack.
Sometimes… we just need someone’s hand.
Someone’s gaze.
A quiet “I’m here” to lift us up for a moment —
until we feel the wind beneath our wings again.