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 got 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 sites
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 out dated 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 it higher. Once
it finds the wind of the storm, the eagles 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.
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
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 it 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 fall and brings them back to the cliff. This
goes on for some time until they start flapping their wings. They get excited
at this newfound 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 sloth but push us hard to grow and prosper. Even in their seemingly
bad actions they have good intentions for us.
PRINCIPLE
7
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.
Williams Patrick Praise Jr
author/inspirational speaker
(from IWAEGBE family)