The Push
The eagle gently coaxed her offspring to the edge of the nest. Her
heart quivered with conflicting emotions as she felt their resistance
to her persistent nudging.
“Why does the thrill of soaring have to begin with the fear of
falling?” she thought. This ageless question was still unanswered
for her.
As is the tradition of her species, her nest was located upon the
shelf of a sheer rock face. Below there was nothing but air to
support the wings of each child. “Is it possible that this time it
will not work?” she thought.
Despite her fears, the eagle knew it was time. Her parental mission
was all but complete. There remained one final task... the PUSH.
The eagle drew courage from an innate wisdom. Until her children
discovered their wings, there was no purpose for their lives. Until
they learned how to soar, they would fail to understand the privilege
it was to have been born an eagle.
The push was the greatest gift she had to offer. It was her supreme
act of love.
And so, one by one, she pushed them...and they flew.
The push. Sometimes we need it. Sometimes we need to give it.
by David McNally
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