Animal Lessons

Animal Lessons

God may have made Man the master over all the creatures of this world, but we can yet learn quite a few lessons from animals. My ideals are three – the Eagle which teaches me to soar over the storm and survive; the Monkey who teaches me what NOT to do; and finally the Fish who teaches me to take time off, be patient, tranquil and just enjoy being "me". Hope these writings can excite and motivate the readers as they have me.??

Eagle Lessons

Learning No. 1 : Fly above & over the storm – Alone !

Unlike humans and other animal species, the Eagle rises up to face the storm and flies high above it, at altitudes no other birds can fly. It does not choose to remain or take shelter with other flocks. Unlike other animal and bird species, storms actually excite an Eagle. Its life performance thrives and it’s best abilities surface.

Like the Eagle if we choose to do something great in life, we must learn to rise up AND FLY over our challenges to overcome!?If we simply meet the challenge, there is a chance we can lose. Use life's storm to be better, wiser, greater, wealthier and healthier.

Learning No. 2 : Stay Sharp Eyed & Focused.

Flying high above, the Eagle can capture objects 2-3 miles down. No matter how many issues it faces the Eagle stays focused and does not lose sight of it’s prey.

We will always face dissent and arguments, but in spite of it all,??we should not lose sight or focus of our goals. Unfortunately very many goals fade away during discussion.

Learning No. 3 : Rejuvenate Yourself!

When the Eagle feels weak, exhausted and dying it retires to a high mountain top cave or shelter. No to die, but to shed off their older feathers, break their older beaks and also remove their old talons.

They then grow a??new beak, new feathers and new talons. New life tools for them. Thus in six months, they are “re-born”. Renewed. Strengthened to overcome great challenges again.

This is the hardest lesson, but, like the Eagle we too must rejuvenate, even if we have to take time off. Stale information must be discarded and new things learned. Old habits must be changed to cater to the ever changing world. We need to adapt to our changing environment, imbibe the knowledge of new life tools and respond to the new life challenges.?

Learning No. 4: Test before Trust.

The female eagle subjects the male eagle to vigorous testing before allowing the male to mate with her.

When we want to partner or enter some??kind of agreement with others, we should test the commitment of people before we trust them with our time and resources.

Lesson No. 5: Always be prepared with Continuous Learning

Young eagles have been known to learn how to fly by observing how their parents fly. At first, the parent eagle prompts them to fly by holding food in their beaks while flying around the nest. This usually makes the young ones to fly out of the nest and this is repeated till they become perfect. Second, to train it to fly high, parent eagles take the baby eagle to a mountain top at high altitude to prepare it for the challenge of flying at great heights. When the baby eagle is released, the free fall at first is frightening but the mother eagle soon comes to the rescue and the process is repeated again until the baby eagle can fly alone at high altitude in the manner of the parents.

Challenges of life are a constant. These challenges are our training period for higher responsibilities. The better we are at managing our battles in life, the wiser and more responsible we become. Preparation for the battle is vital through Continuous Learning & Training.

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