![Lying under an acacia tree with the sound of the dawn around me, I realized more clearly the facts that man should never overlook: that the construction of an airplane, for instance, is simple when compared [with] a bird; that airplanes depend on an advanced civilization, and that were civilization is most advanced, few birds exist. I realized that If I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes.](/assets/img/quote-photos/lying-under-an-acacia-tree-with-the-sound-of-the-dawn-around-me-i-realized-more.jpg)
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