The story of the eagle...

The eagle has the longest life-span of its' species

It can live up to 70 years, but to reach this age, the eagle must make a hard decision in its' 40's

Its' long and flexible talons can no longer grab prey which serves as food

Its' long and sharp beak becomes bent


Its' 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 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 after five months, the eagle takes its' famous flight of rebirth and lives for ...
30 more years

Why is change needed?

Many times, in order to survive we have to start a change process

We sometimes need to get rid of old memories, habits and other past traditions.

Only freed from past burdens, can we take advantage of the present.

Compiled from the email of:

Bro. Sunnie Noel
Mindanao State University
Marawi City
Email: sc_noel@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.msuans.net/mevn