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Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
Proverbs 10:12

Eagles

You've probably heard the legend of how an eagle, once in its life, endures a moping period when it's feathers fall out and other eagles must bring it food to survive.

So far, I've never been able to confirm that story. Biologists and Native American historians all say this tale is not true, or at least has never been observed in the wild. But it sounds like it could be true, so for this post let's assume it is. Or let's at least assume that: eagle's help each other through the struggles of life.

At any rate, every believer has to go through at least one moping period. And those that help you along seem, to you at least, exactly like that great bird.

Chickens

Chickens are a different story. If one chicken gets a sore on its neck, all the other chickens suffer a bizarre attraction to peck at it until the chicken, well... they kill it. They can't leave the pore thing alone. They're compelled by some bizarreness in their nature to peck at it and peck it at, without any obvious reward. Except maybe enjoyment.

Yep. I think they like it. They take pleasure in others' pain. And if they could speak, they probably couldn't even tell you why.