Psychological Courage of Eagle Eagle is excellent role model of courage for all of us. We have to undergo the change process to step out of old habits and march ahead for a glorious life. Eagle is well known for its courage, great strength, self-reliance, superb aerial skills. Let us now see the eagle’s basic characteristic of “transforming” during its mid-life. The need for change in eagle’s life and its outstanding ability to transform according to the needs of time and its age is really interesting. Every eagle faces life threatening problem when it reaches the age of 40 years and left with only 2 options: die or go through a painful process of change which lasts 150 days. The remarkable psychological courage of eagle bestows re-birth. The eagle has one of longest life-spans amongst the birds. It can live up to 70 years, but to make it to the 70’s, it needs to make a hard decision. During its 40’s, its long and flexible talons can no longer grab prey which serve as food to it. Its long and sharp beak becomes bent. Its old thick feathers stuck to its chest and become a hurdle to fly freely and catch its prey on ground. The mighty eagle, which once hunted its prey with its sharp sight and aerodynamic dive, now is left with only one option. i.e. to adapt a change. It passes through rigorous change process spread over 150 days so that it can extend its life by another 30 years. The period of transformation required by the old eagle to regain its hunting capability is painful for it. It usually makes its nest on top of a mountain and realizes the need to change; THE NEED TO TRANSFORM, THE NEED FOR ITS SURVIVAL. Once it has realized the need, it starts the painful process which includes knocking its beak on solid rocks, plucking its talons and waiting for the new talons to grow, and plucking its thick aged feathers stuck to its chest. Only after the transformation process is complete, it can fly again and hunt its prey with the same vigor it used to. The eagle has many things to teach us. In life we may face serious challenging situations of ‘do or die’. If we run away such situations, we lose everything. What is needed in such situation is the psychological courage to undergo a change process. It may be painful, but we need to undergo a change process to survive. Psychological Courage is powerful weapon for us and can do miracles in such situations. The eagle continues to be a great source of inspiration for all of us in this respect. From the book Swami Vivekananda Leadership Formulas to become Courageous persons ARK Sarma
Posted on: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 05:27:56 +0000
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