What one pigeon knows every pigeon knows, for our consciousness is a collective one. Our stories travel from generation to generation not in words and songs as humankind’s do but as an inner knowledge of our own narrative. We are special. Very special. We can see colours unlike other birds and we can even view rays that elude human eyes. We can charter our course using the earth’s pull. And we can recognise ourselves in the mirror. Self-awareness is a trait not common to many species. Least of all humans, who see and yet do not see, who have divested mirrors of their original purpose and made
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