Life Story of Eagle

The eagle has the longest life-span amongst birds. It can live up to seventy years. But to reach this age, the eagle must make a hard decision.

In its 40s, it’s long and flexible talons can no longer grab prey which serves as food. It’s long and sharp beak becomes bent. It’s old-aged and heavy wings, due to their thick feathers, become stuck to its chest and make it difficult to fly.

Then the eagle is left with only two options: die or go through a painful process of change which lasts for 150 days. The process requires that the eagle fly to a mountain top and sit on its nest. There the eagle knocks its beak against a rock until it plucks it out. After plucking it out, the eagle will wait for a new beak to grow back and then it will pluck out its talons. When its new talons grow back, the eagle starts plucking its old aged feathers. And, thus after five months, the eagle takes it famous flight of rebirth and lives for 30 more years

Why is change needed?
Many time in order to survive we have to start a change process. We sometimes need to get rid of old memories, habits and other traditions. Only free from past burdens, we can take advantage of the present.