With years of living and working on a farm, one becomes accustomed to the flocks of migrating birds in search of food that is easily found by the flocks following the machines that turn over the ground at harvest time.

One particular day, however, an enormous flock of gulls circled the field, but never landed. Their formation was lyrical and graceful as the flight pattern continued overhead.

The final circling changed the appearance of the flock, as each individual gull followed in perfect unison. In the middle of the flock, one gull stood out above all others: he shown like that of pure gold.

There are golden ones in other groups. All species have those eternal ones present that are designed to protect and guide that particular form of life.

This spiritual story and others can be found at Wisdom From The Back Door, published by CBT Publications.