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.
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!
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!