I have been asked on several occasions what the word “success” means. Honestly, in response, I have always mumbled some mumbo-jumbo around wealth accumulation, influential power, social status, material accrual, etc. But today I witnessed a breath-taking moment; and that for me, clarifies the word success.
And here goes my analogy:
Success is a when a bird builds a nest, lays an egg that hatches to produce a healthy, strong fledgling that is full of life, hope and colour.
In no time, the baby bird is ready to leave the comfortable and safe nest – a time has come for it to go out and fend for itself. What a daunting yet inevitable step!
The baby bird gathers strength and courage and gets ready to venture out.
But as the baby bird vulnerably flies out of the nest to the mysterious world it takes one last look at the nest it had for a while called home. The young one proudly takes a snapshot of what it is about to go and replicate.
As it steals one last glance, it catches a view of its sad mother who with a mixture of emotions watches the whole act.
The mother is sad that the chick is leaving home yet it is confident that because the baby is fully prepared, everything shall be fine.
The baby bird is excited and looking forward to the freedom that lies ahead. It cannot believe that finally a time has come to explore the sky – apprehension sets in.Yet, they both fly into different directions knowing that all shall be well!
Talk about natural directions, how inevitable they are . . . !
#revisited experiences#
#revisited experiences#
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