The parade...

By Vichara

Again the day breaks and awakens from whatever part of the globe you live in, today’s parade of events. At any given time there are millions of parades, some trumpeting quietly, some acknowledging themselves with the not so subtlety of clanging metal of tanks and bullets. We will all participate in one or more of these parades in a day and join others in celebration and condemnation of unfolding events around us all. We are at times drawn into a parade somewhat unwillingly but once we are there we still have a choice; to follow along with that parade or guide that parade with others in a new direction rooted in Love, Compassion and Patience.

bevy • \BEV-ee\ • noun
1 : a large group or collection
2 : a group of animals and especially quail

Example Sentence:
The band's latest album offers up a bevy of new songs, as well as some remixes of old favorites.

Did you know?
What do you call a group of crows? Or swine? Or leopards? Well-educated members of the medieval gentry seem to have been expected to know the answers: a murder of crows, a sounder of swine, and a leap of leopards. They would also have been expected to know that "bevy" referred specifically to a group of deer, quail, larks, or young ladies. Scholars aren't certain why "bevy" was chosen for those groups (though they have theories). What is known for sure is that "bevy" first appeared in the 15th century and was used as a highly specific collective for many years. Today, however, bevies can include anything from football players to toaster ovens.