As the mind thinketh - an informal survey

It was a nice saturday morning, 6:26 AM. I was staring at the deep orange eastern sky sipping a cup of hot coffee...lost in a train of thoughts. I'm aware of the chirping of the birds, and an occasional flap of the wings of birds flying hither and thither silhouetted against the orange sky. 'I wish I were a bird' - that was the first thought that came to my mind when I envied at their happy life, not needing to worry about salary, escalating costs due to inflation, saving money, investing in real estate (or rather protecting it from the cluthes of the tax department), paying for my car and educational loans, and so on. The list was endless! Suddenly my mind started getting weird thoughts about the bird's life, the kind of commitment it may have, the daily routine, and things like that. I, you know, tried to empathize but in vain. Why am I not able to think from the bird's point of view? Do these birds also 'wish I were a man'? Well, I decided to write a mail to four of my friends (who would have got up by then) asking them just ONE question - curious to know of what others think like (or act) given a simple strange scenario.