A man found an eagle’s egg and put it in a nest of a barnyard hen.
The eaglet hatched with the brood of chicks and grew up with them.
All his life the eagle did what the barnyard chicks did, thinking he was a barnyard chicken.
The eaglet hatched with the brood of chicks and grew up with them.
All his life the eagle did what the barnyard chicks did, thinking he was a barnyard chicken.
He scratched the earth for worms and insects.
He clucked and cackled. And he would thrash his wings and fly a few feet into the air.
Years passed and the eagle grew very old. One day he saw a magnificent bird above him in the cloudless sky. neighbour
He clucked and cackled. And he would thrash his wings and fly a few feet into the air.
Years passed and the eagle grew very old. One day he saw a magnificent bird above him in the cloudless sky. neighbour
It glided in graceful majesty among the powerful wind currents, with scarcely a beat of its strong golden wings.
The old eagle looked up in awe.
“Who’s that?” he asked.
“That’s the eagle, the king of the birds,” said his neighbor. “He belongs to the sky.
The old eagle looked up in awe.
“Who’s that?” he asked.
“That’s the eagle, the king of the birds,” said his neighbor. “He belongs to the sky.
We belong to the earth—we’re chickens.” So the eagle lived and died a chicken, for that’s what he thought he was.
Astonishing right?
Most people don't know what they are capable of achieving and they limit themselves to what others have to say about their capabilities.
Astonishing right?
Most people don't know what they are capable of achieving and they limit themselves to what others have to say about their capabilities.
The story was from the book Awareness.
Start doing, stop looking for shortcuts, and you will reach the destination.
#Motivation
Start doing, stop looking for shortcuts, and you will reach the destination.
#Motivation
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