Seven Principles Of An Eagle - Dr. Myles Munroe OBE
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Eagles are predatory birds by nature. They come in different sizes and stature. Eagles have the potential to attack a number of other animals depending on their size and area of specialisation. Some are so huge and strong to an extent of picking-up and fly with a young animal into the air. They are so daring; and that's why they are involved in many battles with other animals.
In this article, the late Dr. Myles Munroe OBE, drew up some seven principles that govern the successful behaviour of eagles. Let's explore them and see what we can learn from them.
3. Eagles do not eat dead things. He
feeds on fresh prey. Vultures eat dead animals but not eagles. Steer clear of
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1. Eagles fly alone at a high
altitude and do not mix with sparrows or other smaller birds like
geese. Birds of a feather flock together. No other bird goes to the height of
the eagle. Eagles fly alone. Never in a flock. Even when Moses (Old Testament)
went to commune with God on the mountain, he left the crowd at the foothills.
Stay away from sparrows and ravens. Eagles fly alone.
2. Eagles have strong vision, which focuses up to 5 kilometres from the
air. When an eagle sites prey- even a rodent from this distance, he narrows his
focus on it and sets out to get it. No matter the obstacle, the eagle will not
move his focus from the prey until he grabs it. Have a vision and remain
focused no matter what the obstacle and you will succeed.
4. The Eagle is the only bird that
loves the storm. When
clouds gather, the eagles get excited. The eagle uses the wings of the storm to
rise and is pushed up higher. Once it finds the wing of the storm,the eagle
stops flapping and uses the pressure of the raging storm to soar the clouds and
glide. This gives the eagle an opportunity to rest its wings. In the meantime
all the other birds hide in the leaves and branches of the trees. We can use
the storms of our lives (obstacles,trouble, etc) to rise to greater heights.
Achievers relish challenges and use them profitably.
5. The Eagle tests before it
trusts. When a female eagle meets a male and they want to mate, she
flies down to earth with the male pursuing her and she picks a twig. She flies
back into the air with the male pursuing her. Once she has reached a height
high enough for her, she lets the twig fall to the ground and watches it as it
falls. The male chases after the twig. The faster it falls, the faster he
chases until he reaches it and has to catch it before it falls to the ground,
then bring it back to the female eagle.
The female eagle grabs the twig and flies
to a much higher altitude pursued by the male, until she perceives it high
enough, and then drops the twig for the male to chase. This goes on or
hours,with the height increasing until the female eagle is assured that the
male eagle has mastered the art of picking the twig which show commitment, then
and only then, will she allow him to mate with her!Whether in private life or
in business, one should test commitment of people intended for partnership.
6. Eagles prepare for training. When about to lay eggs, the female
and male eagle identify a place very high on a cliff where no predators can
reach; the male flies to earth and picks thorns and lays them on the crevice of
the cliff, then flies to earth again to collect twigs which he lays in the
intended nest. He flies back to earth picks thorns and lays them on top of the
twigs. He flies back to earth and picks soft grass to cover the thorns, and
then flies back to pick rugs to put on the grass.
When this first layering is complete,
the male eagle runs back to earth and picks more thorns, lays them on the nest;
runs back to get grass and rugs and lays them on top of the thorns, then plucks
his feathers to complete the nest. The thorns on the outside of the nest
protect it from possible intruders. Both male and female eagles participate in
raising the eagle family. She lays the eggs and protects them; he builds the
nest and hunts. The people who love us do not let us languish in sloth but push
us hard to grow and prosper. Even in their seemingly bad actions they have good
intentions for us.
7. When the Eagle grows old, his
feathers become weak and cannot take him as fast as he should. When he
feels weak and about to die, he retires to a place far away in the rocks. While
there, he plucks out every feather on his body until he is completely bare. He
stays in this hiding place until he has grown new feathers, then he can come
out. We occasionally need to shed off old habits & items that burden us add
no value to our lives.
