A Story of the Eagle

My Mom sent me this story from South Africa:

"A man went through the forest searching for birds. He found a young eagle, brought it home, and put it to live among the chickens. It shared their food and learned all the habits of the chickens.
After five years, a naturalist came by. "That is not a chicken", he said. "That is an eagle. I will show you." He lifted the eagle in his hands. "Fly" he said. "You have wings for flying." But the eagle looked down, saw the chickens on the ground, and jumped down among them.
Next day, the eagle was taken to the roof of the house, and again it refused to fly. "He may have a magnificent wing-span", said the owner, "but he has the heart of a chicken."
The following day, the eagle was taken far away from the chickens to the foot of a high mountain. "Fly" he was ordered. The great eagle first looked at the ground, and hesitated. Then, raising its head, it saw the sun high in the sky. It spread its wings, lifted itself from the earth, and flew over the mountain towards the sun.
Am I an eagle who grew down to be a chicken?
Have I left unused wings that could take me over the heights to the sun?
Forgive us for the wings we have left unused, for the visions we forgot and the heights we never reached."

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Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com