Once there was a king who received a gift of two magnificent falcons. They were peregrine falcons, the most beautiful birds he had ever seen...
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 at times 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,
and the mundane. So for the most part, our lives are mediocre instead of
exciting, thrilling and fulfilling. Let us learn to destroy the branch
of fear we cling to and free ourselves to the glory of flight!
Author Unknown
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