1 The Parrot That Would Not Fly


The Parrot That Would Not Fly


Once upon a time, there was a king who had gone to visit a neighbouring town, where he was gifted a pair of baby Macaw parrots.  They were the most beautiful birds he had ever seen. On returning home he employed a bird trainer to work with the two parrots.

He arranged a place in the garden for the parrots. He often looked at them from his window. As time passed, the trainer came and informed the king that though one of the parrots was flying majestically high in the sky, the other one had not moved from its branch since the day it had arrived.

The king sought the advice of many bird trainers but all to no avail. he asked all of his servants if any of them could think of a way to get the parrot to fly. Nothing they suggested worked and the parrot continued to sit on the same branch. One day the king was out riding in the country and spoke to one of the farmers he met, a simple man. The farmer on hearing of the parrot suggested he visited. This was arranged.

The next morning, the king was thrilled to see the parrot flying high above the gardens. He asked his servant to call the farmer. The servant located the farmer, who came and stood before the king. The king asked him, “How did you make the parrot fly?” With his hands folded with respect, the farmer said to the king, “It was very easy, your majesty. I simply cut the branch where the bird was sitting.”

We are all able to achieve but fail to gather the courage which is required to reach heights of success and end up clinging to the things that are familiar to us. We need to free ourselves from our comfort zone to explore new opportunities and find success beyond what we believe to be our ability.

 

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