As the bird soars higher in sky, it is
only seen smaller
Have you ever noticed, and
then thought and reflected about it?
Well, other than that of the obvious and known which the physical
science has long discovered and explained?
Only for those who are on
the ground, the flying birds seem small. And the higher one soars, the smaller
it becomes. Some birds may forge so up
and high that they appear no more and vanish from the earthly eyes. Earthly
eyes that often fly very low, jump a bit here and there in intervals, some
perhaps even only content with a minimal moving around, picking up seeds and
warms to indulge and then with drooping moods take shelter under a dark shadow,
rest their heavy and muddy wings in idleness and sloth. But for those who aspire the heights and do
fly themselves, the flying birds are always the giants; the emblems of courage,
high energy and grace they are—what the other ones seek and are inspired by,
find as sources of pride and lofty examples to be learned and followed by. Their power of example imparts growth and
success, encourages and uplifts the others’ flights, and generously embraces
and sustains the beginning heights.
The truest giants never flinch and pause, they keep flying and
aim ever higher, complacency and selfish pride has no chance to win them by;
their feathers are strongest but velvet soft, have no colors but shine like
rainbows and light bulbs, and they neither mind rebuffs nor hear in their heads
lingering applauds. They focus on their flights and mind and care to pull
others too along up and high. They compete well, but with their own capacities
and potential, hoping to be the first, and if they keep flying without any
stops or doubts, smiling with sunshines and giving cheers to stars, they will,
and “They shall be first among the pure,
the free and the wise.” (Cited by Shoghi Effendi, The Guardian of the
Baha’i Faith, “The Art of The Living”)
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Rise high...
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