Lately, reading a large number of different articles about people’s lives, destinies, talents,
choices, options and so on, an old fable comes to me, which I find worth
sharing further. May you have a peaceful lecture!
Fable of the Eagle and the Chickens
Once upon a time, an old farmer found an eagle’s egg and took it home to put it in a nest with the rest of his other chickens; soon, the eagle’s egg hatched and the young eagle grew up with all the other chickens and whatever the chickens did, the eagle did too, because he thought he was a chicken, just like them. The chickens could fly only for a short distance, so the eagle also learned to fly only for a short distance, since he thought that this was all what he supposed to do, all what he could do, and as a result that was all what he was able to do.
Once upon a time, an old farmer found an eagle’s egg and took it home to put it in a nest with the rest of his other chickens; soon, the eagle’s egg hatched and the young eagle grew up with all the other chickens and whatever the chickens did, the eagle did too, because he thought he was a chicken, just like them. The chickens could fly only for a short distance, so the eagle also learned to fly only for a short distance, since he thought that this was all what he supposed to do, all what he could do, and as a result that was all what he was able to do.
But one day, the
eagle saw a majestic bird flying high above him; he was so very impressed, and
asked the chickens around him: “Who is that?”
The chickens
replied: “That’s the eagle, the king of the birds; he belongs to the sky, we
belong to the earth…we are just chickens.” So the eagle lived
his entire life and died as a chicken, because that’s what he thought he
was!
Moral: Be careful of the company you keep, because
even an eagle could become a chicken!
If you listen, believe or adopt the limitations others have put on themselves you will never be able to reach your full potential and be what you are meant to be.
It is always very important to be mindful, to stay informed, to do your own research, to be documented, to asses yourself objectively and always choose wisely!
If you listen, believe or adopt the limitations others have put on themselves you will never be able to reach your full potential and be what you are meant to be.
It is always very important to be mindful, to stay informed, to do your own research, to be documented, to asses yourself objectively and always choose wisely!
“You are the average of the five people you spend the
most time with”.
