What Do Eagles, Do Or Die And Longevity Have In Common?

Just the other day, another spam email arrived as a must-see forward from a family member who likes junk-email forwarding A LOT.

The title of the email had …”Rebirth of the Eagle” in it. And because we like eagles and live in a mountain area where eagles soar above us often, we thought what the heck – check it out. If it has some pictures, let’s take a look at the majestic birds on the computer screen today, at least.

Have you seen the same power-point show come to your email box, too?

If so, you already know what the message was.

If, however, you’ve missed the email, here’s a recap of what’s in it because the message is hardly new, but even so, a profound one – or, at least, something to ponder amongst all the “ponderings” we do every day (whether mostly illusions or … even some facts … or “things” we simply don’t understand and can’t explain…yet :  ).

The show delivered a power point presentation edited by Mike from Germany. It came with all the bells and whistles, including soothing music, breathtaking pictures of eagles, and narration titles explaining what eagles choose to undergo when it’s do or die for them while getting old.

The show starts with saying that the eagle has the longest lifespan of its species and can live up to 70 years.

To live up to 70 years, though, the eagle has to make a hard decision.

Apparently, when in its 40′s, the sharp and flexible talons become less capable of grabbing prey in flight. The previously sharp and long beak becomes bent. The feathers needed so desperately for soaring become old-aged and stuck to the chest, making it difficult to fly like the eagle used to.

Then, it appears that the eagle is left with only two options: the eagle is to die or go through a painful process of change.

The transformation process lasts 150 days.

The show goes on to say that the eagle chooses to change by going high up on the mountain to its nest.

Then, the eagle plucks out its beak by knocking it against a rock until it’s out. After that, the eagle waits for its new beak to grow back.

Next, the eagle plucks out its talons and waits again till the new ones grow back.

Afterward, the eagle plucks out its old-aged feathers and lets new ones grow while waiting.

“When the five-month process of painful transformation is completed, the eagle takes its well-know rebirth flight…and lives and soars for 30 more years.”

The next slide in the show asks: “Why is change needed?”

Then, it goes on to say that a lot of times, in order to survive, we have to start a process of personal change no matter how painful, no matter how long, no matter what – we just have to do it to breathe “life” back into our years.

Getting rid of old, enslaving memories, stale habits and obsolete traditions allow us to unload past burdens.

Without such time-entrenched burdens, taking the advantage of the present opens up new doors with exhilarating “what-if “possibilities.

These are the same possibilities that would have otherwise stayed, perhaps forever, hidden behind barricades of clutter within and without. Maybe?

The Eagle Show gives an excellent example of possibly worthy transformations leading to real new heights to soar in, previously unimaginable.