The Swan who saved me – My life true story. It happened to me, and I want to share it with you.
Swans living on salt water will typically eat sea arrow grass, salt marsh grass, eel grass, club rush and green algae, as well as insects and molluscs.
This kind of Swan saved my life when I was 19 years old. I had A high school graduation party at the Habbaniyah lake in Iraq.
I drowned when i was 8 years old in a public swimming pool. I was so afraid and helpless in that moment but one boy was on the side I think he managed to call some people to jump and saved me.
They resatated me as much as they could and took me in a police car to the hospital .They told me i almost died and they had to give me CPR and brought me back to life.
When I was drowning and going deep in the pool i was crying and my tears mixed with the water, I felt like nobody will save me and I remember my mother and how much I love her.
Then my mind thought of God and pray to him in my heart please save me as the water keep going in my mouth until I see so peaceful white clouds and I was gone I didnt remember anything Until i woke up on the floor and people was pushing my chest and belly and I woke up crying asking for my mother.
My chest and stomach was burning and my chest was painful.At the hospital when my mother arrived to see me the first thing she did was slapping my face .Mom why you slap me I died mom., she gave me a big hug .Dont go to the water again.She said.
Thats why I never learn to swim or took any swimming lesson.
After 11 years I was at the lake and was watching all my friends from a distant .They were swimming and enjoying the water at the lake .
( Habbaniyah lake)- Iraq.
I said to myself I will walk at the edge and not to go deep.My friends were far away and I can see there legs were in the water one or 2 feet so I underestimate the measurement and the area i thought if they are in 2 feet of water in that side it should be the same in my side as it was almost an equal sides, I forgot that the surface under the water do not follow my observations and my math was wrong. when I start walking I slipped in a deep pocket and I am going deeper and deeper ,My gosh not again I said.I thought this time I am dying for sure as I never learned to swim and didn’t keep my promise to my mother, I felt so sorry and so hopeless again.
But at that time i was able to pray loud before I went down, Please God please help me again dont let me die please, I took deep breath and went down hoping to find the floor so I can touch my feet and push back ward that was my new math idea.I can feel my toes touching the floor but it was enough to push hard back ward .
My breath was almost over and i kept my mouth close and tried not to breath saying to myself I am not going this way now, It was my graduation and my mother will be so sad and heart broken.
I put my hands close in prayer juster and start praying deep in my heart deep in the water i just gave up and I knew in a few seconds my mouth will be opened and I start drinking the water like it happened when I was 8 years old.
When i was looking up I saw a bird of some sort , I didn’t know what was it ? The black gray feet of the bird were in the water just above my head , so I managed to thrust my self up and hold the bird legs.The Bird start to slap her wings and scream and created so much splash and kept pulling me few feet until my feet can touch the floor of the lake so firmly. I let go and the bird flew away 300 yards from me.
I looked at the bird and she was a white large swan. I slowly walked back to the edge of the lake and sat on the rock thanking God again for saving me.
Why that swan came above my head at the right moment ? salt lake swans are rare than fresh water swan.But I didn’t pay attention to details , I was so happy to be a life.
Everything happened so fast , my friends didn’t even noticed me, they thought I was playing with the water. When I told them about the swan they said they saw this bird flying passing them but they didn’t pay attention to it.
Since that time I started loving the birds more than I used too, Managed to keep my cats away from them, fed the birds always and still buying birds houses to put in my garden.And i have special love for the swan who saved me.It was like an angel for me at that moment of despair.
THE ANGEL AND BIRDS.
I started believing that some angels might takes form of a bird to intervene in our lives.While we humans believe that we are the most important creatures on earth, I believe that the birds that fly above us and nest around us are in fact the rulers of this planet. We have talked about angels for thousands of years, about creatures that watch above us, are we so ignorant not to see what is in front of our very eyes?
First of all birds are not more important than us. God says, will I not feed you or clothe you, as I do to the birds and animals, are you not more valuable than them.
Then as for birds being angels, to some degree yes. I have many a time drove down to the beach for serene and quiet and prayed or spoke to God and the Angels. Many times birds would land in front of me as a sign or to send me some kind of message.
One time after speaking to God, I could hear this bird chirping like he was trying to tell me something and I looked up and there he was on a branch in front of my car as if trying to get my attention. Chirping away almost talking.
When I noticed him he flew away. The message I did receive from that was that my prayers were answered and I noticed so now he could depart. Talk to God while you drive, sleep and everywhere.
Another time I was visiting and I was sitting in a room by myself, well next thing I know this bird attaches himself to the window sideways with no ledge or anything. It actually amazed me, started chirping then looked at me and flew away.
So I am not really sure they are Angels, however I think they are messengers of angels/God. Look when the dove landed on the shoulder of Jesus as he was being baptized, it was the creator. God also used birds to attack the army who came from Ethiopia and was trying to destroy ishmael temple the birds was named Ababeel , each bird has one stone each stone was for one soldier until they all die, King solomon used to talk to the birds and understand them.Heaven has birds of paradise and flying angels in the the paradise. Some angels are in the shape of so many animals like lions, eagle, and birds.
So if you have faith and this is the way God knows you will understand a sign, then yes I believe they are messengers with messages.
Well a dove is the sign of The Holy Spirit AS MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE.
God is a living light, But then again a dove is often used as a symbol of peace,
We were told in the holy books Angels always existed. Birds are creations of God . God creates his Angels from light
And the jinn / demons from fire.
In Genesis God created every bird of the air .
God also use the word birds for his angels. Like the birds of heaven , the angels who fly in heaven.
God created the angels in the best shape and He made them extremely beautiful, bright and strong. He provided them with wings. Some of them have two wings, others have three while still others have four. Some even have more according to the mission for which God created them.
We cannot imagine these wings and how they look. They are not like the wings of the birds. It is not even permissible to hold a comparison between their wings and those of birds. The resemblance of their wings to those of birds is only in the name but not in their essence.
The bible mentioned the birds in so many verses , you can read them here
http://www.openbible.info/topics/birds
and about angels
http://christianity.about.com/od/whatdoesthebiblesay/a/angelsbible.htm
about falling angels ;
http://www.openbible.info/topics/fallen_angels
the bible mention similar creatures to dinosaurs and giant creators
http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/vida_alien/alien_watchers10.htm
The meaning seemed clear enough: there were two quite separate traditions entangled here, one concerning the fallen race known to the early Israelites as the Nephilim (mentioned elsewhere in the Pentateuch as the progenitors of a race of Giants called Anakim), and the other concerning the bene ha-Elohim, the angels of God, who are equated directly with the Angels of God in Jubilees tradition and the Watchers in Enoch tradition.
The dobe was described as a holy spirit in the bible, as some angels can take the form of a human or birds.
Angels can take a form of a human as so many example in the holy books. They also can take form of other creatures like birds.Not to say that all birds are angels , as they are created like other creation of God and nature.But you never know when and how the nagel can intervene in our lives.Is it coincidence? well I dont know cause I trust that God Can and do help when our time is not come yet.
Finally, God may send you spiritual messages simply through your daily interaction with birds.”Throughout history, birds have been a source of inspiration in helping humans to understand the physical and spiritual implications of living life on earth,” writes Wansbury inBirds: Divine Messengers. “Birds symbolize the spiritual nature of man by reflecting, among other things, our spiritual aspirations, our intuitive abilities, and our ability to rise above our fears and limitations; in the process, they teach us Divine principles.”
Morrison writes in The Healing Wisdom of Birds: “Only the bird can fly above and beyond the earthly realm, thus reaching other planes of existence with effortless grace and purpose. Birds are representatives of spiritual attainment…”.
If you’re actively seeking to learn from your encounters with birds, you may learn something from every bird that crosses your path. Wansbury writes in Birds: Divine Messengers: “Each bird acts as a messenger for God by bringing to us its own individual message at a time when we most need to hear guidance. These messages are words of wisdom and advice, and they can help us to identify talents we are not using, or the negative beliefs and thought patterns that are holding us back. Once these messages are understood and applied to our lives, they can be a valuable source of direction as we progress on our spiritual journeys.”
Believe in yourself and trust in God , Pray to him and you will see how his intervention can change your life one day.
Steve Ramsey- Calgary – Canada.