Some Musicians Remind Me of Fancy Pigeons—part 9

 

Some Musicians Remind Me of Fancy Pigeons—part 9

 

          Some Christian musicians remind me of a type of fancy pigeon called a Pigmy Pouter.  Earlier in this series we described the English Pouter and its actions.   The Pigmy Pouter is a much smaller bird, but it exhibits the same behavior.  It doesn’t matter whether a Pouter-like musician is young or old or whether he or she is large or small they still exhibit the same behavior. 

          I am always amazed that Pouter pigeons somehow start to pout at the smallest provocation.  I sometimes wonder if they even need a provocation to start blowing up in front.  I like to think of them as the puff adder members of the pigeon family.  It is their nature to pout and it is their disposition to pout so I think they pout whether they are provoked or not.  I suppose you are thinking, at this point in our little discussion, of some Christian musician or musician’s that fit this description to a tee.

          The point that I am stressing is that every one of us must become aware of our own tendency to blow up when provoked by others.  Even if you are a quiet musician that does not blow up outwardly, you may have a tendency to pout on the inside.  Or you may be a musician that blows up silently—you never say a word but your silent pouting is very visible to those of us who music with you and around you!  So, whether you are a “little” musician or a “big shot” musician if you pout you are a Pouter-like musician.