Have you ever watched a young fledgling bird attempting to fly? The bird starts off by flapping its wings – on the spot, as it were – to exercise them, to get the feel of the wind and to learn how to judge the air currents. Eventually, the bird picks up enough courage to take the leap of faith; to take its feet of the ground and launch itself into the air. Usually, what happens is the bird aims for an adjacent branch on the same or a nearby tree and attempts to make a dash for it. Sometimes the bird makes it but often it will fail to reach its intended target and crash land on some other branch. Does the young bird give up? – No, of course not. – It tries and tries again until it eventually achieves its objective. There is an important lesson behind this little escapade. The message is this: It is better to take a risk and launch out into new territory than to live your whole life in a place that you don’t want to be.

R. Ian Seymour

Have you ever watched a young fledgling bird attempting to fly? The bird starts off by flapping its wings – on the spot, as it were – to exercise them, to get the feel of the wind and to learn how to judge the air currents. Eventually, the bird picks up enough courage to take the leap of faith; to take its feet of the ground and launch itself into the air. Usually, what happens is the bird aims for an adjacent branch on the same or a nearby tree and attempts to make a dash for it. Sometimes the bird makes it but often it will fail to reach its intended target and crash land on some other branch. Does the young bird give up? – No, of course not. – It tries and tries again until it eventually achieves its objective. There is an important lesson behind this little escapade. The message is this: It is better to take a risk and launch out into new territory than to live your whole life in a place that you don’t want to be.

R. Ian Seymour