#confessionsofascholar Every time life gets hard and change is inevitable I recall the story of rebirth of an eagle. This gives me consolation. This is the story of an eagle The Eagle has the longest life-span of its species It can live up to 70 years But to reach this age, the eagle must make a hard decision In its 40th year its long and flexible talons can no longer grab prey which serves as food Its long and sharp beak becomes bent Its old-aged and heavy wings, due to their thick feathers, stick to its chest & make it difficult to fly Then, the eagle is left with only two options: DIE or go through a painful process of CHANGE which lasts 150 days The process requires that the eagle fly to a mountain top and sit on its nest There the eagle knocks its beak against a rock until it plucks it out Then the eagle will wait for a new beak to grow back and then it will pluck out its talons When its new talons grow back, the eagle starts plucking its old-aged feathers And after 5 months, The eagle takes its famous flight of rebirth and lives for 30 more years. Why is change needed? Many times, in order to survive we have to start a change process. We sometimes need to get rid of old memories, habits and other past traditions. Only freed from past burdens, can we take advantage of the present.
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 05:49:29 +0000
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