falcons from Arabia. 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 instead
of doing that, 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, the mundane. So for
the most part, our lives are mediocre instead of exciting, thrilling and
fulfilling.
So let us learn to destroy the branch of fear we cling to and free ourselves to
the glory of flight !!!!!!!
Have a great week!
Temitope Bolarinwa
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