Once there was a king who received a gift of two magnificent falcons. They
were peregrine falcons, the most beautiful birds he had ever seen. He gave
the precious birds to his head falconer to be trained. Months passed, and
one day the head falconer informed the king that though one of the falcons
was flying majestically, soaring high in the sky, the other bird had not
moved from its branch since the day it had arrived.
The king summoned healers and sorcerers from all the land to tend to the
falcon, but no one could make the bird fly.
He presented the task to the member of his court, but the next day, the king
saw through the palace window that the bird had still not moved from its
perch.
Having tried everything else, the king thought to himself, "May be I need
someone more familiar with the countryside to understand the nature of this
problem." So he cried out to his court, "Go and get a farmer."
In the morning, the king was thrilled to see the falcon soaring high above
the palace gardens. He said to his court, "Bring me the doer of this
miracle."
The court quickly located the farmer, who came and stood before the king.
The king asked him, "How did you make the falcon fly?" With his head bowed,
the farmer said to the king, "It was very easy, your highness. I simply cut
the branch where the bird was sitting."
We are all made to fly - to realize our incredible potential as human
beings. But at times we sit on our branches, clinging to the things that are
familiar to us. The possibilities are endless, but for most of us, they
remain undiscovered. We conform to the familiar, the comfortable, and the
mundane. So for the most part, our lives are mediocre instead of exciting,
thrilling and fulfilling. Let us learn to destroy the branch of fear we
cling to and free ourselves to the glory of flight!
"Winners don't do different things, they do things differently."
were peregrine falcons, the most beautiful birds he had ever seen. He gave
the precious birds to his head falconer to be trained. Months passed, and
one day the head falconer informed the king that though one of the falcons
was flying majestically, soaring high in the sky, the other bird had not
moved from its branch since the day it had arrived.
The king summoned healers and sorcerers from all the land to tend to the
falcon, but no one could make the bird fly.
He presented the task to the member of his court, but the next day, the king
saw through the palace window that the bird had still not moved from its
perch.
Having tried everything else, the king thought to himself, "May be I need
someone more familiar with the countryside to understand the nature of this
problem." So he cried out to his court, "Go and get a farmer."
In the morning, the king was thrilled to see the falcon soaring high above
the palace gardens. He said to his court, "Bring me the doer of this
miracle."
The court quickly located the farmer, who came and stood before the king.
The king asked him, "How did you make the falcon fly?" With his head bowed,
the farmer said to the king, "It was very easy, your highness. I simply cut
the branch where the bird was sitting."
We are all made to fly - to realize our incredible potential as human
beings. But at times we sit on our branches, clinging to the things that are
familiar to us. The possibilities are endless, but for most of us, they
remain undiscovered. We conform to the familiar, the comfortable, and the
mundane. So for the most part, our lives are mediocre instead of exciting,
thrilling and fulfilling. Let us learn to destroy the branch of fear we
cling to and free ourselves to the glory of flight!
"Winners don't do different things, they do things differently."
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