THE EAGLE
No wonder God wants us to spread our wings and soar with the eagles
The eagle has the longest life-span among birds
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
Then 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 5 months, the eagle takes
it's famous flight of rebirth
and lives for 30 more years
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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
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When it rains, most birds head for shelter;
the eagle is the only bird that, in order to avoid the rain
starts fying above the cloud
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Isaiah 40:31
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
They will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
