Some few days ago, i laid my hands on something very interesting which i would love to share to motivate and inspire someone going through different chanllenges of life.
A farmer once took an egg from an eagle’s nest. He took it home and placed it under one of his hens and it hatched with a little brood of chickens. The farmer raised the bird with great patience and attempted to tame him. The eagle never really seemed to fit in with the chickens. It always walked alone; it could not seem to relate to or interact with the chickens.
As the eagle grew, he realized something seemed to be wrong deep inside of him. Even though he had never known any other existence but life in the chicken yard, it just did not feel like home to him. He wanted to leave the chicken yard and take to the skies. He even tried to do so, and the farmer finally had to clip the eagle’s wings to keep him from flying away.
Since the eagle could not fly, he just sat in the chicken yard looking up at the sky. one day a storm began to brew, the sky grew dark and all the barnyard animals scurried around for cover; the chickens were terribly frightened, as chickens are prone to be. The eagle sat watching the scene in front of him, realizing the storm did not frighten him in the least. At that moment, he could not help but stretch out his wings, and as he did, he noticed that the farmer had farmer had failed to keep them clipped.Suddenly, his eye caught sight of a great eagle riding the wind above him, his wings oustretched in majestic form.
The eagle that was raised as a chicken looked again at the chickens scurrying around frantically, the returned his gaze to the eagle soaring peacefully above him, then looked back at the chickens and then up at the eagle again. He heard the eagle let out an awesome, piercing cry. In that instant, he knew he had to get out of that chicken yard. A mighty gust of wind swept beneathhis outstretched wings and lifted him into the air. With a shrill scream of victory and freedom, he left the barnyard forever.
NB: I wanted to share the story of the eagle in the chicken yard with you to fill you with a fresh sense of encouragement to never give up on yourself.
I hope it stirs something deep inside of you. Something that makes you want to press through every obstacle you face , to be who you are, and to make the courageous choices needed to break free from everything holding you back from the greatness for which you were created.
Know you will have to work hard; take risks; endure loneliness; leave some things behind ; make difficult decisions in other to achieve and enjoy the fullness of God’s destiny for your life.
NB: All eagles are uncomfortable in a barnyard.
The reason you cannot just settle down is because you are not a chicken, you are an eagle. You will never feel at home in that chicken yard because you were made for something bigger, more beautiful and more fulfilling.
I encourage you today to fan the flame inside of you, never give up on yourself; because everything you have gone through is for you to become a better version of yourself; to be stronger and of course more experienced.
For the broken hearted; (or probably one who has given up on life or anything what so ever), life must go on.
You need to get back on your feet and believe in God.
You have got to move on and forge ahead.
You need to leave your past behind you and start your life on a fresh new page.
You need to make up your mind just like an eagle and leave the barnyard of your past.
You need to start seeing the best in yourself even when nobody does, you need to believe in yourself and trust God always.
I hope this meets someone’s need just as it did met mine.
With love from;
Dammie O.
Ɗamie's Haven 