Ostrich Wisdom, Inner Dawn

Neville's Inner Vision

Read as Neville would, the ostrich is a symbol not of a bird, but of a mind out of alignment. It loves wings and plumes, yet forgets the eggs it must hatch—its own potential—because fear and distraction have claimed the mind. The line 'Because God hath deprived her of wisdom' speaks not of a distant decree, but of a state you are currently entertaining when you are convinced that life depends on outward appearances. In truth, the I AM within is the steady seed of wisdom, and the warmth of mothering is your own attention, not dust. When you permit fear to rule, you abandon the inner truth and labor without discernment; when you revise your assumption to 'I AM the wisdom guarding my possibilities,' you restore harmony between impulse and understanding. Providence is not a distant tutor but the alignment you cultivate by choosing inner knowing over outer fear. The moment you claim that inner state, the wild beasts and crushing foot fade, and your labor bears fruit with reverent purpose.