We'll go to the first principle.
1. The 'Standing Out' Principle
Eagles fly alone at high altitude and not with sparrows or
other small birds. No other bird go to the height of the eagle.
Lesson
Stay away from sparrows and ravens. Eagles fly with eagles.
2. The 'Vision' Principle
Eagles have strong visions. They have the ability to focus
on objects up to five kilometres away. When an eagle sites its prey, it narrows
its focus on the prey and sets out to get it.
No matter the obstacles, the eagle will not move its focus
from the prey in view until it gets hold of the target
Lesson
Have a vision and remain focused no matter what the obstacle
and you will succeed.
3. Eating Principle
Eagles do not eat dead things. They feed only on fresh prey.
Vultures eat dead animals, but eagles will not.
Lesson
Be careful with what you feed your eyes and ears with,
especially in a movies and on TV.
Stay clear of outdated information.
Always keep yourself updated and do your research well.
4. The 'Flying principle'
Eagles love the storm. When clouds gather, the eagle get
excited. The eagle uses the storm's wind to lift itself higher. Once it finds
the wind of the storm, the eagle uses the raging storm to lift itself above the
clouds.
This gives the eagle the opportunity to glide and rest its
wings. In the meantime, all the other birds hide in the leaves and branches of
the trees.
Lesson
We can use the storms of life to rise to greater heights.
Achievers relish challenges and use them profitably.
5. Participation And Preparation Principle
The eagle prepares for changes: when ready to lay eggs, the
female and male eagle identify a place high on a cliff where no predators can
reach.
The male flies to the earth and pick thorns and lay them on
the crevice of the cliff, then flies to earth again to collect twigs which it
lays in the intended nest.
He flies back to the earth and picks thorns laying them on
top of the twigs. He flies back to the
earth and picks soft grass to cover the thorns.
When this first layering is complete, the male eagle flies
back to the earth and picks more thorns, lays them on the nest; flies back to
get it on top of the thorns, then plucks its 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. The female lays the eggs and protect them. The male 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 the young eagles are
scared, they jump into the nest again. The mother eagle throws them out and
then takes off the soft layers of the nest, leaving the thorns to bare.
When the scared eaglets jump into the nest again, they are
pricked by thorns. Shrieking and bleeding, they jump out again 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 sometime
until they start flapping their wings. They get excited at this new found
knowledge that they can fly.
Lesson
The preparation of
the nest teaches us to prepare for changes.
The preparation for family teaches us that active
participation of both partners leads to success.
The pricking by the thorns tells us that sometimes being too
comfortable where we are may result in us 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.
The people who love us do let us languish in sloth but push
us hard to grow and prosper. Even in their seemingly bad actions, they have
good intentions.
6. Shedding
Principle.
The eagle knows when to retire. When the eagle grows older,
its wings become weak and cannot take it as fast as it should. When it feels
weak and about to die, it retires to a place far away in the rocks.
While there, he plucks out every feather on its body until
it is completely bare. It stays in this hiding place until it has grown new
feathers, then it can come out.
Lesson
We occasionally need to shed off old habits and vain glory
that ensnare us rather than adding values to our lives.
Over to you. What do you think about these principles. Are
they all valid? Do you have any contrary opinion? Let me know via your comments.
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Written by Abraham Ologundudu
Abraham Ologundudu is the founder of
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