“Ethically they had arrived at the conclusion that man’s supremacy over lower animals meant not that the former should prey upon the latter, but that the higher should protect the lower, and that there should be mutual aid between the two as between man and man. They had also brought out the truth that man eats not for enjoyment but to live.” — Mahatma Gandhi
A book is a canvas painted with an author’s story revealing an image coming from the depths of an author’s heart.
The Giant Sparrows bares what is in the heart of self-published book author Justin Druiff. “I wanted to encourage the idea of protecting animals so I wrote a fiction story with moral value,” he muses.
In one of the book’s chapters, Druiff wrote: “People exploit different animals for their own selfish reasons. Because of habitat destruction and human exploitation, many animals like tigers, African and Asian elephants are an endangered species… The animals need to be respected and protected. Animals usually flee from and not fight against human beings.”
The Giant Sparrows is an imaginary tale about giant sparrows evolving from the bones of a pterodactyl dinosaur. Feared by men and hunted by the army, these giant birds live and hide under thick treetops for survival. Unknown to the community, these creatures are friendly, gentle and harmless.
The protagonist of the story is Johnny, an animal protector. He and his wife Jordin ventured into knowing and understanding the behavior of these intriguing giant sparrows. In their quest, the couple discovered the nature of the giant birds; they are very tender and simply want to live in peace, without human intervention, in their habitat.
Moved by the momentous information he has unearthed, Johnny talked to the community and the press warning everyone not to harm these innocent creatures. The army did not listen to him and continued searching for the giant birds. But they searched in vain.
Research scientists and biologists soon found out the reason for the army’s failed pursuit. The findings revealed that the giant sparrows can see 1000 times further, hear 1000 times better, and fly 1000 faster than an ordinary little sparrow. They could also sense a human being who is 100 kilometers away and can hear someone talking even as far as 50 kilometers away. These giant birds could also fly at a speed of 50000 kilometers per hour that even with a missile strike they could still immediately escape.
When Johnny’s account and the recent scientific findings reached influential government officials, a law protecting all endangered species including the giant sparrows was passed and eventually approved. The law declared that no one should harm or hurt any of these creatures and their habitat.
Nearly every country all over the world followed the same law instantly. An animal police force that has zero tolerance toward lawbreakers was created by each country to protect national parks and forests while helping injured animals.
With that happy note, Justin Druiff ended his book. But there is more to The Giant Sparrows than just the happy-ever-after ending or the advocacy for animal protection.
The meat of the story dwells on the details of what Johnny and his wife Jordin went through in their mission to know the feared creatures intimately. Their journey portrays a model of how individuals could live in a world where people form opinions based on what is immediately seen and not on what is soon after discovered.
Like Justin Druiff’s giant sparrows, some people normally look daunting, harmful and fierce when all they probably want is simply to co-exist peacefully with everyone else. It takes a Johnny in every person to take risk and make an effort to know and understand the nature of the seemingly feared ‘creatures’ around: certain family members, some friends, particular colleagues in workplaces, or folks within communities.
There are rich insights that readers can learn from The Giant Sparrows.
The book author, Justin Druiff, is a very private person whose main inspiration in life is to live. He is very passionate about animal protection and is happy to publish The Giant Sparrows with Xlibris after a publishing consultant immediately responded to his online message.
Druiff published another book with Xlibris and he gladly recommends the self-publishing company to writers who are working on getting their books published.
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