The seven principles of an eagle

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7 Principles of an Eagle Principle 1 Eagles fly alone at high altitude and not with sparrows or with other small birds. No other bird can go to the height of the eagle. They stay away fromsparrows and ravens.Eagles fly with eagles. Principle 2Eagles 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 onit and sets out to get it.No matter what the obstacle, 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 3Eagles 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 Steer clear of outdated and old information. Always do your researchwell. Principle 4Eagles love the storm. When clouds gather, the eagles get excited. The eagle uses the storm's winds to lift it higher. Once it finds the wing of the storm,the eagle 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 theother 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 picksa 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 groundand 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 increasinguntil 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 allowhim to mate with her.Whether in private life or in business, one should test commitment of people intended

for partnership. Principle 6When 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 picksthorns 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 earthand 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 completethe male eagle runs back to earth and picks more thorns, lays them on the nest; runs back to get grass to lay it on top of the thorns, then plucks hisfeathers to complete the nest. The thorns on the outside of the nest protect it from possible intruders. Both male and female eagles participate in raisingthe 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 eaglethrows 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 layersof 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 motherand 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 fliesout 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 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 leadsto success; being pricked

by the thorns tells us that sometimes being too comfortable where we are may result into our not experiencing life, not progressingand 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 intentionsfor us. Principle 7When 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 placefaraway 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 newfeathers, then he can come out.We occasionally need to shed off old habits

& items that burden us without adding to our lives.. --

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