CHICKEN OR EAGLE

I love to read, and I’ve been fortunate to read many writings of the Enlightened Mystics.
I once read a book written by Anthony de Mello, a Jesuit Priest who was well respected for his insight into human behavior.

In the forward of his book entitled “Awareness,” he tells the story of an eagle who grew up with barnyard chickens. The eagle behaved like a chicken throughout his life. One day he looked up at the sky and saw an eagle gliding gracefully in the wind. When the old eagle asked who that was, he was told it was the kind of bird who belonged to the sky, but chickens belong to the earth. De Mello ended the story by explaining that the old eagle lived and died a chicken because that was what he thought he was.

That little story prompted me to reflect on myself and my life. Am I an eagle behaving like a chicken? Do I live my life asleep or awake? Do I use my time here to make a difference to my world or do I hide in the mundane tasks that I must perform each day? Do I then complain about having to do them? Do I feel good about my life, or am I bored and discouraged.

Fortunately, the choice is mine. I can’t always choose not to perform mundane tasks, but I can change the way I see them. An enlightened mystic does what needs to be done. He or She sees no difference. Everything to them is sacred.

Again, I ask myself. What are you going to be, Barbara??? Well, I don’t want to leave this world as a chicken, so I’m going to soar like the eagle that I am meant to be.

And so it is,

Written for you with Love,

Barbara



My Dear Children,

The winds of change blow to and fro.
From where they come, you do not know.
And where they go, is a mystery,
To you my child, for you do not see.

The winds of time, they quickly fly.
The stories mount, the years roll by.
You cling to the old and fight the change.
You fear the challenge to re-arrange.

The storms will cease, and the clouds will part,
When you are ready to open your heart.
The light within that is shrouded by night,
Will once again shine thru the door to true sight.

Not ready to fly yet, and alter your course?
The Universe calls for your love to flow forth.
Lift your eyes to the heavens and changes will come,
In the winds of all goodness, as you shine in the One.

AMEN

Wisdom’s Voice


Rev. Dr. Barbara Rasp
http://www.wisdomsvoice.com/