EAGLES AND CHICKENS

One day a man was walking down the road and saw an eagle’s egg lying on the ground. He took the egg to a nearby farm. Several months later he went back to the farm and saw the eagle on the ground squawking and pecking with the other chickens.

“Why is the eagle pecking on the ground,” he asked the farmer.

“He thinks he’s a chicken,” the farmer said.

The man took the eagle to the fence post and said, “Fly with the wind beneath your wings. You are an eagle!”

The eagle looked around, spread his wings and hopped down and began scratching the ground again with the other chickens. Then the man took the eagle to the top of the barn. “Fly with the wind beneath your wings. You are an eagle, the king of all birds!”

The eagle stood tall, looked around, spread his wings then slid down the roof and resumed pecking with the chickens. Then the man put the eagle on his arm and walked high up into the canyon. When they reached the top the view was breath taking. All that could be heard was the wind gently singing through the crisp cool air.

“Fly with the wind beneath your wings. You are an eagle! You are king of the sky!”

The eagle looked at the beautiful valley below and then looked into the sky. The man lifted his arm and with that, the eagle spread his wings and flew over the vast canyon with grace and majesty!

My friend called me the other day and told me she was kicked out of a girl club. She was broken hearted. One girl had positioned my friend as a common enemy and the group turned against her. My friend had been mean-girled out of the club.

I told her, “You don’t belong with them. You are an eagle! You make a real lousy chicken!” 

WE ARE ALL EAGLES. God knows your greatness. Do you?