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Soaring on Eagles Wings

Eagles are the most long-lived bird in the world. By the timethey reach 40 years old, their claws will start to age, losing
their effectiveness and making it hard for them to catch prey.
The life-span of an eagle is up to 70 years old.

But in order to live this long, it must make the toughest
decision at 40. At 40, its beak is too long and curvy that it
reaches its chest. Its wings, full of long, thickened feathers,
are too heavy for easy flying. The eagle is left with 2 choices:-

(1) do nothing and await its death; or
(2) go through a painful period of transformation and renewal.

For 150 days, it first trains itself to fly beyond the high
mountains, build and live in its nest and cease all flying
activities. It then begins to knock its beak against granite
rocks till the beak is completely removed. When a new beak is
grown, the eagle will use it to remove all its old claws and
await quietly for new ones to be fully grown. When the new claws
are fully grown, the eagle will use them to remove all its
feathers, one by one.

Five months later, when its new feathers are fully grown, it will
soar in the sky again with renewed strength and is able to live
for the next 30 years.

In life, as an individual, in an organization, sometimes, we have
to learn to make difficult decisions so as to make room for
changes. Changes bring about renewal. And the only way for us to
soar again is to let go old ways, old habits, old lives.

For as long as we are prepared to put aside our old baggage -
past glory or shame, past success or failure - be willing to
become zero, with an empty cup mentality, we will be able to
discover our potential and head towards a renewed perspective in
any aspect of our lives

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