7 PRINCIPLES OF AN EAGLE
PRINCIPLE 1
Eagles fly alone at high altitude and not with sparrows or
other small birds. No other bird can go to the height of the
eagle. Stay away from sparrows and ravens.
Eagles fly with Eagles
7 PRINCIPLES OF AN EAGLE
"I got this one from Mom's email" -JSV-
PRINCIPLE 1
Eagles fly alone at high altitude and not with sparrows or
other small birds. No other bird can go to the height of the
eagle. Stay away from sparrows and ravens.
Eagles fly with Eagles
PRINCIPLE 2
Eagles have strong vision. They have the ability to focus
on something up to five kilometers away. When an eagle sights
his prey, he narrows his focus on it and set out to get it.
No matter the obstacles, the eagle will not move his focus
from the prey until he grabs it.
Have a vision and remain focused no matter what the
obstacle and you will succeed.
PRINCIPLE 3
Eagles do not eat dead things. They feed only on fresh
prey. Vultures eat dead animals, but eagles will not.
Be careful with what you feed your eyes and ears with,
especially in movies and on TV. Steer clear of outdated and
old information... Always do your research well.
PRINCIPLE 4
Eagles love the storm. When clouds gather, the eagles get
excited. The eagle uses the storm's wind to lift
itself higher. Once it finds the wind of the storm, the
eagle uses the raging storm to lift him above the clouds.
This gives the eagle an opportunity to glide and rest its
wings. In the meantime, all the other birds hide in the
leaves and branches of the trees.
We can use the storms of life to rise to greater heights.
Achievers relish challenges and use them profitably.
PRINCIPLE 5
The Eagle tests before it trusts. When a female eagle meets
a male and they want to mate, she flies down to earth with
the male pursuing her and she picks a twig. She flies back
into the air with the male pursuing her.
Once she has reached a height high enough for her, she lets
the twig fall to the ground and watches it as it falls. The
male chases after the twig. The faster it falls, the faster
he chases it. He has to catch it before it falls to the
ground. He then brings it back to the female eagle.
The female eagle grabs the twig and flies to a higher
altitude and then drops the twig for the male to chase. This
goes on for hours, with the height increasing until the
female eagle is assured that the male eagle has mastered the
art of catching the twig which shows commitment. Then and
only then, will she allow him to mate with her.
Whether in private life or in business, one should test
commitment of people intended for partnership.
PRINCIPLE 6
The Eagle Prepares for Changes: When ready to lay eggs, the
female and male eagle identify a place very high on a cliff
where no predators can reach. The male flies to earth and
picks thorns and lays them on the crevice of the cliff, then
flies to earth again to collect twigs which he lays in the
intended nest. He flies back to earth and picks thorns
laying them on top of the twigs. He flies back to earth and
picks soft grass to cover the thorns.
When this first layering is complete the male eagle runs
back to earth and picks more thorns, lays them on the nest;
runs back to get grass to put on top of the thorns, then
plucks his feathers to complete the nest. The thorns on the
outside of the nest protect it from possible intruders. Both
male and female eagles participate in raising the eagle
family. She lays the eggs and protects them; he builds the
nest and hunts. During the time of training the young ones
to fly, the mother eagle throws the eaglets out of the nest.
Because they are scared, they jump into the nest again.
Next, she throws them out and then takes off the soft
layers of the nest, leaving the thorns bare. When the scared
eaglets again jump into the nest, they are pricked by
thorns. Shrieking and bleeding they jump out again this time
wondering why the mother and father who love them so much
are torturing them. Next, mother eagle pushes them off the
cliff into the air. As they shriek in fear, father eagle
flies out and catches them up on his back before they fal l
and brings them back to the cliff. This goes on for sometime
until they start flapping their wings. They get excited at
this new found knowledge that they can fly.
The preparation of the nest teaches us to prepare for
changes; the preparation for the family teaches us that
active participation of both partners leads to success; the
being pricked by the thorns tells us that sometimes being
too comfortable where we are may result into our not
experiencing life, not progressing and not learning at all.
The thorns of life come to teach us that we need to grow,
get out of the nest and live on. We may not know it but the
seemingly comfortable and safe haven may have thorns.
The people who love us do not let us languish in s loth but
push us hard to grow and prosper. Even in their seemingly
bad actions they have good intentions for us.
PRINCIPLE 7
The Eagle Knows when to Retire:When an Eagle grows old,
his feathers become weak and cannot take him as fast as he
should. When he feels weak and about to die, he retires to a
place far away in the rocks. While there, he plucks out
every feather on his body until he is completely bare. He
stays in this hiding place until he has grown new feathers,
then he can come out.
We occasionally need to shed off old habits & items
that burden us without adding to our lives.
May God bless us all as he renews and refreshens our
lives for the individual and collective c hallenges of life
ahead.
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