Owl and wisdom

white owl - white owl our friend
India
October 7, 2010 5:47am CST
Friends in our national language, Hindi an owl is called, ‘ullu’. Ullu means fool. But an owl is supposed to be wise, the proverb goes, ‘wise as an owl’; I really get weird. Can anybody explain this? What you think about this cute bird, which eats the insects, keeps environment clean, sleeps in day time, and awakes night time. Owl is supposed to be unlucky too. Many believe (not me of course) that if an owl sits on your roof at night and barks, somebody from the family will die soon.I consder owl as friend, never unlucky. Please respond, comment on this topic, is owl ‘fool or wise’, is it unlucky? Professor
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6 responses
dorannmwin
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
10 Oct 10
That is really weird that they refer to an owl as a fool in your culture. I personally have never heard of an owl being referred to as anything but being a wise being. That said, most of the other superstitions that you have referred to are things that I've never heard either. Although it isn't specifically related to the owl, however, I have heard that if a bird gets into your house then someone that lives in the house is going to die in the near future.
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barehugs
@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
8 Oct 10
A wise old owl sat in an oak, the more he heard the less he spoke, the less he spoke the more he heard, why aren't we all like this old bird?
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Professor2010
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
10 Oct 10
Wow great!!! I like this poem and agree, we all should be WISE like owl.. Thanks . Cheers. Professor. .
eshaan
@eshaan (6188)
• India
7 Oct 10
so professor today is your day to study all the animals and their use in Indian language.....yes i to wonder how this is used for fools....and even if the first person who used it by mistake...how did it become so much popular...well reagrding lucky or unlucky...i dont believe in any saying till i face it myself...and i have rarely seen owl in real...so no point in talking over that...
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Professor2010
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
10 Oct 10
Why not see one in zoo dear eshaan, it is not unlucky , i am sure.. Thanks for sharing. Cheers. Professor. .
TheRealDawn
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
15 Oct 10
In my culture, owls are considered to be wise. I don't think I've ever heard that they were unlucky...
tigeraunt
@tigeraunt (6326)
• Philippines
7 Oct 10
hello professor, in many countries and elsewhere it is often referred to as "the wise old owl". might be due to its appearance, not to any superior intelligence. its staring eyes seem to be looking at as if the owl were thinking very hard; actually, those eyes are very sensitive to daylight. they are so placed that the owl has to turn its whole head in order to change the direction of its glance. and no other animals that i know could do that. have a nice day. ann
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Professor2010
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
10 Oct 10
Hi Anny dear You are right, it turns the entire head, looks real wise and honest too.. Thanks for sharing. Cheers. Professor. .
mosquitofree
@mosquitofree (19)
• United States
7 Oct 10
Owl looks beautiful and the eyes are shining which means wise. Do you know crow? Many people in china think it means some thing bad will happen if a crow fly cross your window. Actually crow is just a bird like owl which eats the insects,keeps enviroment clean and make contributions to spieces diversity. So it is just something about belief.If you believe then it is good,if not ,it's bad.
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Professor2010
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
10 Oct 10
Hello welcome to mylot Yes we have crows, it rises so early and caws people to wake up, it is considerd as a good friend, it cleans enviornment by eating insects, leftover foods, if it keeps cawing in your compound, we belive some guest will come, it is true many times lol.. Thanks for sharing. Cheers. Professor. .