Perhaps they mistook the darkness of this chilly, lowering sky for the onset of night, or perhaps they sensed the arrival of a storm, and so returned early to the warmth of their wooden pigeonry.
So we convene today to dedicate ourselves to this expedition to hold the torch lighting the darkness, to emancipate, to guide, to inspire, to motivate, even at the cost of our lives.
We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy till the darkness of old age begins to invade us, and disease and anxiety obstruct our way.