The Rebirth of the Eagle

For a man like me, who has failed umpteen times in life and yet refuses to give up, the following story has been very inspirational. Hope it inspires you too. Please read on...

“The eagle has the longest life-span of it’s’ species, approximately 70 years. But to reach this age, the eagle must make a hard decision. As it comes to middle age of 40 years, 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.

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 and fly much much higher to a greater altitude.”