Lessons From The Eagle

The story of the eagle...

Interesting lessons that we can learn from the 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 40's

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,

become stuck to its chest and 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.

After plucking it out,

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 five 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 past traditions.

Only when we are freed from the past burdens, can we take advantage of the present.