The Bird in the Mirror

As I looked out the door of the church a couple of days ago I witnessed a most interesting sight.  What I saw was a cardinal that had found a mirror on one of the vehicles.  He had no place to light and look, so he kept fluttering right in front of the mirror as long as he could then he would sit on the mirror for a moment then duck down and flutter in the mirror again.  It did not take long to understand that the bird was having trouble figuring out what he was seeing in the mirror.  He likely thought there was another cardinal he was seeing.  One thing is certain...he had no true idea that as he looked in the mirror he was seeing himself.  How about that?  I wonder if anyone reading this has ever had a similar dilemma.  Have you ever looked in the mirror and wondered who it was that was looking back at you?  You have seen yourself, but are having trouble figuring out exactly who you are?  It happens.  I wonder if the bird had been able to find a perch and look at himself for a bit, if he might have figured out what was happening.  Who knows?  But this much I know. When we stop and carefully look at ourselves, it is much more likely that we will be able to figure out who we really are!