Valuable lessons from eagles!

Flying solo at a very high altitude!

Eagles don't fly in flocks like other birds, much less share flight paths with others. It taught me about courage, about daring to choose my own path, not needing to be like everyone else. A unique path is less safe because if you're like everyone else, you're more likely to be understood and supported, but by choosing your own path, you'll discover who you are and learn to be independent!

Focusing intensely on one goal is the secret to success!

Flying at exceptional heights, eagles possess exceptionally keen eyesight. Their eyes can observe the movements of prey from a distance of 5 kilometers. Once they spot prey from afar, eagles will focus intently on it, waiting for the opportune moment to swoop down and seize it in an instant!

The valuable lesson is to choose one goal at a time, don't try to do too much. Plan ahead and see it through to the end. The further the goal, the greater the risk, so the more effort and focus required, the greater the success.

Eagles absolutely do not eat dead things! Clean food requires a lot of effort to obtain, but it ensures good health and physical strength.

Never be afraid of storms and tempests.

When dark clouds gather in the sky, signaling an impending storm, all birds seek safe refuge… except for the eagle, which flies high to the mountaintop to wait. And when the storm arrives, the eagle will use the power of the storm to lift its wings and soar high into the sky.

Eagles know how to harness the immense energy of a storm to strengthen themselves, rising above the tempest; eagles teach us about the value of proud freedom.

Life always presents unexpected difficulties and obstacles, so don't panic. Instead, use these challenges to strive for transformation and elevate yourself to a new level of awareness!

Transform life's storms into opportunities for growth and enjoy the rewards you reap from those challenges.

Don't place your trust in a partner until they've been tested.

Eagles always conduct a test before they place their trust in and choose a mate.

When a female eagle chooses a male, she will conduct a series of very rigorous tests of loyalty and bravery on the male.

The female eagle swoops down to the ground, grabs a dry branch, and soars into the air. Once she reaches a desired altitude, she releases the branch, which the male must chase after at supersonic speed, even faster than freefall, to catch before it hits the ground and return it to the female. The female eagle then carries the branch to an even higher altitude and releases it again for the male to catch.

This test is repeated for hours, with the altitude increasing until the female eagle is satisfied with the extraordinary effort, skill, strength, and perseverance of the male eagle... Finally, the reward for the male eagle - the master of the skies - is a successful mating.

I truly admire the deep and unwavering commitment of this bird species!

Placing trust in the right place and finding commitment from partners helps us to have a happy life and a successful career.

Loving your child means teaching them to be courageous, to embrace hardship so they can become strong and independent. Not spoiling them – that's a kind of love that is clear-headed and strong-willed!

To prepare for laying eggs, male and female eagles seek out nests in very high places, often on cliffs, where no predators can attack and harm their chicks.

The parent eagles will divide the tasks of raising and protecting their offspring. While the female lays and incubates her eggs, the male builds the nest and hunts for food.

When teaching her eaglets to fly, the mother eagle will push them out of the nest. The frightened chicks immediately jump back in. The mother eagle uses her beak to remove the soft lining of the nest, leaving only the bare spines, and then throws the chicks out again. When the chicks jump back into the nest, they are pricked and bleed from the sharp spines, forcing them to jump out of the nest once more.

Having completed that lesson, the mother eagle will push her chicks off the cliff, forcing the young birds to fall through the air. The chicks will cry out in fear, and immediately, the father eagle will swoop down and snatch them back before they risk a painful landing. (Reading this far, you understand why female eagles are so strict in their mating tests: they look for a father who can protect his offspring and help train them!). This lesson will be practiced continuously until the young eagles master the skill and independently flap their wings to learn to fly.

Family life, the cozy home of a child... needs to be proactively designed with increasing pressures and challenges, without being overly indulgent... gradually encouraging children to grow into independent adults! This is how we motivate children to understand that they need to leave the home, learn, develop, and build an independent life.

Parents who are loving, responsible, level-headed, and wise will not allow their children to grow up weak, fearful, lazy, passive, or dependent. Wise parents will encourage their children to bravely venture into difficult paths, thereby fostering their growth and prosperity. Writing this reminds me of a Vietnamese proverb my mother often told me: "Love means discipline, hate means indulgence!"

Ready to change in order to renew and revitalize!

Eagles are among the longest-living species. They can live up to 70 years.

At age 40, the eagle's long, flexible talons have aged and are no longer strong enough to grasp prey during hunts. Its long, sharp beak becomes weak and curved, almost touching its chest. Its wings become heavy and old, as its long, thick feathers consume a great deal of energy when it takes flight.

At this point, the eagle has only two choices: either lie down and wait to die, or undergo a painful and lengthy process of self-transformation and molting that lasts for five months.

The eagle builds a new nest on the mountaintop, choosing a life of complete solitude. First, it will peck its beak against the rocky cliff until its beak breaks off, then quietly wait until a new beak grows back.

Then it will use its new beak to pluck out each of its old talons. When new talons grow back, the eagle begins to pluck out its old feathers and waits for the new feathers to grow fully.

Then, after five painful months of bravely shedding the old, the eagle became fresh and full of energy.

It rose from old age and decay to begin magnificent flights brimming with joy, continuing its valiant journey for another 30 years.

Having the courage to abandon and dismantle the old and outdated in order to create new qualities suitable for the times is a painful, arduous, but crucial journey.

Deciding to change yourself and reject your past self is incredibly difficult, but the results of that process will help you become more resilient and stronger to move forward.

By choosing the eagle as your great mentor, you will become strong and resilient, courageous enough to acknowledge and face suffering and challenges without fear, so that you can be reborn and continue to fly higher and further.

Life is a continuous journey of growth, no matter what age you are!