Wings that Soar
One would agree without any doubt, that the wings are the most vital or crucial organs of the eagle. The cliche `to clip one's wings' is so true for the eagle. Without its wings, it cannot fly and is rendered totally powerless. With its wings, the eagle rules the skies, soaring over miles, scanning for its prey from a thousand feet above. With a vision far better than the human eye, it fixes on its targets and swoops down on its prey and it is off again.
Stretching 90 inches in its span, the wings can take it above heights as high as ten thousand feet, assisted by rising hot air called thermals. Like any part of the body that moves, the wings have to be used and exercised regularly. The wings covered with superlight but tough feathers can weather cold temperatures as the eagle flies.
With age, the wings also age, become heavy and less effective and efficient, until the eagle sheds it off for new feathers. The eagle, nevertheless, has a good number of years of flying, between 15-20 years, soaring daily in the skies.
What about man? Where are our wings? We have `wings' too - raw talent that can take anyone of us to greater heights. Everyone has `wings' that can take us to the peak of our career. We need to discover our `wings'. We need to know where our wings are, where our skills and talents lie in.
Each animal has its ability and talent. It could be the wings for flight, the powerful forelimb of the lion, the foul-smelling fluid of skunks, the spiky shafts of the porcupine, the galloping legs of horses or the flapping arms of the seal.
Man's so-called wings is undoubtedly our mind. Man is vastly superior to all other species just on the measure of man's mind alone. It is the mind of man that will make him soar and rise to greater heights. The body is merely a tool, a temporary structure housing the person who owns the mind.
The mind of man is able to create as much as it can destroy. It is able to speak peace as much as it will go for strife. It can be moved to love or be engulfed with bitterness and jealousy, depending on the emotions and the feelings within one's heart.
Despite man's intelligence and innovations, amazingly, it takes many, many years to discover and rediscover. It took hundreds of years, thousands in fact before Galileo declared that the world was round in the 17th century. Not long after, Isaac Newton described the law of gravity in 1687.
From this two examples, dare we say that all that can be discovered about life on earth has been already discovered. No, certainly not! There is definitely still room for man's mind to reach out and soar into the heavens to discover new discoveries.
The discovery of cotton, silk, paper, ink all have made very lasting impact on man. Do not stop there! There are untouched frontiers, unsearched borders, unreached territories for you and I to go. Scientists, biologists and others are still discovering new species, new chemicals, new organisms. Indeed, unless and until we stretch our wings, we will not know the limits of our ability.
A sound mind guided and directed by God is powerful. And indeed, God has given everyone a sound mind. [ 2 Timothy 1.7 says, "For God has not given you a spirit of timidity but of love, power and of sound mind.].
Yet, man's mind can be evil, if not surrendered to God. Man's mind can be drawn to steal, kill or destroy. Man's mind can be moved to war and terrorism. Man's mind and heart can be persuaded to harbour hatred, bitterness and vengeance, if love is replaced by a misdirected passion.
Rather, we should use our mind to resolve conflicts, speak love, create bridges and develop ties among each other. When we get together and work together, man can reach to the skies, for the good of mankind.
With the Almighty guiding us, we will truly soar to the highest limits reachable.
And our `wings' are not in our mind only. It is for you to discover your little `wing' of talent. It may be special and unique to you. You may be a wizard with numbers. It could be your endurance. It could be your agile arms that make you a great sportsman or your legs that make you a commanding athelete off the blocks. You may have a special knack for animals that can make you a superb veterinarian. Or you just love people and are able to handle all types of characters well. Those are your `wings'. Use it and develop it and you will somewhere up there in the skies one day.
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Stretching 90 inches in its span, the wings can take it above heights as high as ten thousand feet, assisted by rising hot air called thermals. Like any part of the body that moves, the wings have to be used and exercised regularly. The wings covered with superlight but tough feathers can weather cold temperatures as the eagle flies.
With age, the wings also age, become heavy and less effective and efficient, until the eagle sheds it off for new feathers. The eagle, nevertheless, has a good number of years of flying, between 15-20 years, soaring daily in the skies.
What about man? Where are our wings? We have `wings' too - raw talent that can take anyone of us to greater heights. Everyone has `wings' that can take us to the peak of our career. We need to discover our `wings'. We need to know where our wings are, where our skills and talents lie in.
Each animal has its ability and talent. It could be the wings for flight, the powerful forelimb of the lion, the foul-smelling fluid of skunks, the spiky shafts of the porcupine, the galloping legs of horses or the flapping arms of the seal.
Man's so-called wings is undoubtedly our mind. Man is vastly superior to all other species just on the measure of man's mind alone. It is the mind of man that will make him soar and rise to greater heights. The body is merely a tool, a temporary structure housing the person who owns the mind.
The mind of man is able to create as much as it can destroy. It is able to speak peace as much as it will go for strife. It can be moved to love or be engulfed with bitterness and jealousy, depending on the emotions and the feelings within one's heart.
Despite man's intelligence and innovations, amazingly, it takes many, many years to discover and rediscover. It took hundreds of years, thousands in fact before Galileo declared that the world was round in the 17th century. Not long after, Isaac Newton described the law of gravity in 1687.
From this two examples, dare we say that all that can be discovered about life on earth has been already discovered. No, certainly not! There is definitely still room for man's mind to reach out and soar into the heavens to discover new discoveries.
The discovery of cotton, silk, paper, ink all have made very lasting impact on man. Do not stop there! There are untouched frontiers, unsearched borders, unreached territories for you and I to go. Scientists, biologists and others are still discovering new species, new chemicals, new organisms. Indeed, unless and until we stretch our wings, we will not know the limits of our ability.
A sound mind guided and directed by God is powerful. And indeed, God has given everyone a sound mind. [ 2 Timothy 1.7 says, "For God has not given you a spirit of timidity but of love, power and of sound mind.].
Yet, man's mind can be evil, if not surrendered to God. Man's mind can be drawn to steal, kill or destroy. Man's mind can be moved to war and terrorism. Man's mind and heart can be persuaded to harbour hatred, bitterness and vengeance, if love is replaced by a misdirected passion.
Rather, we should use our mind to resolve conflicts, speak love, create bridges and develop ties among each other. When we get together and work together, man can reach to the skies, for the good of mankind.
With the Almighty guiding us, we will truly soar to the highest limits reachable.
And our `wings' are not in our mind only. It is for you to discover your little `wing' of talent. It may be special and unique to you. You may be a wizard with numbers. It could be your endurance. It could be your agile arms that make you a great sportsman or your legs that make you a commanding athelete off the blocks. You may have a special knack for animals that can make you a superb veterinarian. Or you just love people and are able to handle all types of characters well. Those are your `wings'. Use it and develop it and you will somewhere up there in the skies one day.
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