Do you realize you can be free and soar like an Eagle?
Many of us grew up with belief systems, unaware that we can use our minds to free ourselves and fly. Most people rather live in their comfort zone, like the chicken in this story. It needs effort and responsibility to use the freedom and fly.
In recent times many got aware of the chicken cube and are scared and confused. Will they go back into seeming safety or strive and take responsibility for the future?
The Chicken and the Eagle is a self-awareness story. This time, I have a story for you similar to the story of the grass-eating Tiger, who thought he was a goat. He grew up with the goats and behaved like a goat until a big male Tiger came and told him that he was not a goat. He found his ROAR.
Read the story here> Self Awareness – A Storie
There were some thoughts about the little Tiger in the comments and if his upbringing would affect his behavior, will he be able to have a Tiger life? I think because he is a Tiger and his only teachers are the Nature, the Goats, and the male Tiger, he will go and learn to use his instinct to sustain himself. I am not sure if this would be the same as a human being. We as human beings are more conditioned and we have fear and beliefs that influence our perception. We are able to think and have mental faculties, but do we use them?
The Chicken and the Eagle – A Story About Self Awareness
But let’s listen to the Chicken and the Eagle story, which has a different ending.
As you see this story has another ending and the Eagle runs back into the Chicken cube, even the door to her freedom was wide open. She even thought that she had fooled the male Eagle who wanted to free her, her liberator. This is different from the story of the Tiger. This ending sounds more like a human story. Even if we see the way out, we may be scared and not even realize it and run back in the supposed safety of our comfort zone.
We have to know our true self, for us, the way out is the way in.
“Inside every human being is an eternal truth and a life purpose. Using our mind power is simply starting the engine on that journey of self-discovery and highest self-actualization.”
~ Eldon Taylor, Choices and Illusions
This is a video of Eldon Taylor. Eldon is a New York Times best-selling author and the subject of his books ranges from exposing the darker sides of mind programming and brainwashing to the spiritual search for life’s meaning.
“Knowing ourselves is a journey—an exploration—and one that demands we risk being wrong about everything we think that we know or believe.”~ Eldon Taylor, What If?
How to expand Self Awareness
I did read many of his books, they will bring you out of the comfort zone, make think, and can open you to the way inward.
Listen to some of his InnerTalk subliminal technology. Self-talk, or inner-talk, is a mirror of your beliefs, which in turn play a vital role in determining whether you will succeed or fail.
“You are created with such an awesome potential to manifest your given talents, to face and overcome all challenges, to rise to a level of human existence that honors you and your creator.”
~ Eldon Taylor, Gotcha!
What do you think about the story?
Did you experience a change in your life?
Please leave a comment and let us know if you liked it.
Updated: 17.03.2022
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Hi Erika Mam
Another great story by you. I love reading, the way you present the truth of life in a form of story.
I liked the phrase “Inside every human being is an eternal truth and a life purpose.” Its so true. We just need to understand this.
Thanks for sharing!
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Hi Sonal ,
you are right we need to understand and think about that:
“Inside every human being is an eternal truth and a life purpose.”
Good to go after it and find it.
Thank you ,I am glad you liked the story
Erika
Erika,
Another beautiful and powerful story about human potential blocked by fear and lack of knowledge and understanding.
Warmly,
Dr. Erica
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Hi Dr. Erica,
yes, the chicken is blocked by beliefs and assumptions
of her society,she is not able to think like we humans.
Are we thinking our own thoughts? or do we follow the crowd
and believe what we are meant to believe? It is more comfortable.
Thank you for your comment
Erika
Hi Erika,
It’s all about fear, isn’t it? People like their comfort zone that they don’t actually live or achieve their dreams. It’s quite amazing.
Thanks for sharing,
Lillian
Hi Lillian,
it is fear and our conditioning. The chicken in the story
was not even aware that it can have more freedom, it went
back to the cage and did not even realize that there is
a way to freedom, it was conditioned by his environment
and even thought it fooled its savior. It is a chicken who
has no mental faculties like us human. Humans have,but
do they use them to think their own thoughts?
Thank you
Erika
Erika
Hi Erika,
Beautiful story. Inspiring and encouraging us to push the envelope and explore outside the boundaries… to take that “risk” that Mr. Taylor speaks about. That’s pretty uncomfortable territory, but it’s where our dreams take on life.
-Donna
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Hi Donna,
yes, like everything that makes us grow it is uncomfortable
and it is a process.
If we want to grow, we have to take the risk and go after
self-awareness and we may change our thinking and perspective.
Thank you
Erika
Hi Erika mam, Great story there is a message in every story. I like to read your articles and i like so much the way of your writing. Thanks for sharing.
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Hi Sazia ,
I am glad you like the story and article and hope it
will help you.
Thank you
Erika
“Knowing ourselves is a journey—an exploration—and one that demands we risk being wrong about everything we think that we know or believe.”
~ Eldon Taylor, What If?
This quote really speaks to me. I think it is so very important to give ourselves permission to make mistakes. In this is where we can find the true magic and our true potential,
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Hi Elise,
yes, it is a journey and what is right for others may not be right for us
and making mistakes helps to find out what is right for us. Questioning
and looking from different perspectives.Is it really a mistake or does the view
of the society make it a mistake? We are all very much manipulated and we
are often not aware of it. This leads us to self-realization.
We have to ask ourselves: How did I come to believe what I believe?
Was it ME, who formulated my belief or was it handed down to me?
I like the book “What if ” very much.
Thank you for your comment
Erika
I am having trouble with the video but as far as moving out of comfort zone is concerned. Sometimes, it can be very very difficult to move out of comfort zone no matter how hard you try. We all want to taste success but there are only few that actually move out of their comfort zone, work with full passion and make their dream come true. Now, this doesn’t mean that others can’t achieve sucess. Anyone can achieve anything in his life as long as he is willing to put his efforts towards his goal no matter what it takes.
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Hi Bharat,
if you get the chance try to look at the video, it has a valuable message.
I know you are on your way and work to make things happen. do not let
anything limit you. It is true sometimes it seems as if nothing is
moving even if you try hard, this is the time you have to think
about the why,is there a better way? Mistakes are here to learn from.
We are gods highest form of creation, he and the universe are all about
expansion wanting us to grow and express ourselves. Often limiting beliefs
and tradition want to hold us back, learn to think beyond conditions, there
is always and answer to all questions.
Keep going after your passion and dreams.
All the best
Erika
Hi Erika
Another great post on self-awareness. It is just so amazing to see that as human beings we have such great potential but would allow fear to become block to keep us from reaching our goals and fulfilling our dreams. Keep sharing. Enjoyed the post.
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Hi Yvonne,
Yes ,it is a great story. What Eldon Taylor wants to make think,
what is the root of the fear. We are conditioned from tradition and
beliefs handed down to us and these days very much from media.
This is what blocks us. We think thoughts which are not our very own.
We need to think our own thoughts and see the possibilities.
Thank you,I am glad you liked the post
Erika
Hi Erika,
I really enjoyed this post. Well done! This story is such a typical illustration of what we experience in life. So many people around us (the chickens) will convince you to stay where you are, and give you a million and one reasons why you shouldn’t to aim to reach your full potential (becoming the eagle you are). The question is, what have these people accomplished.
It is easy to listen to these people and stay where you are (that’s what most people do), but it takes courage to claim your true identity and become the person you were created to be. If we can only realize the freedom that comes with it!
Thank you for sharing this great story.
Have a great day,
Jaco.
Hi Jaco,
nice to see you here.
You are right there people and conditions which hold
us back. But it is not only the people. Eldon Taylor’s work
is about making us aware that our thoughts are very much
manipulated not only by people also by the media, he wants to
make us aware that we do need to think our own thoughts
and be conscious of this. We are bombarded every day with
messages from TV and Media which make us so busy with the
outside world,that we do not take the time go inside to find
your true identity. It needs the effort to do this.
I am glad you liked the story and thank you for your
great comment
Erika
Hi Erika Ma’am!
Thanks for sharing such a great story of self-awareness.
I am feeling surprised after watching the video and reading the post 🙂
~ Ahmad
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Hi Ahmad.
what did surprise you?
Is it that the eagle went back in the chicken house?
You started to get out of your chicken house and can
see the possibilities, but many people can not.
Some are trapped in a wheel and only maintain the standard
of life. What is the standard of life for many?
An Iranian psychologist said this: The standard of living
is to work like a slave, to make money and buy things which
you really don’t need, to impress people which you don’t like 🙂
And most are not even aware that there is another way,
because the media tells them the whole day that this is
what is needed and accept it without thinking.
You be open and go after your dream, do not anybody
let tell you it is not possible, everything is possible
if you go after,there is not limit only the one you
set for yourself.Do not let anything limit you.
Go for your dream
Thank you
Erika
I agree with this Erika “most are not even aware that there is another way”. That’s the first step isn’t it. Even those who aren’t blocked by experience and environment have to come to that realization first. Happiness does not come with the latest electrical appliance, despite what the ads tell us. Although TV exposes us to all sorts of different ways of life maybe there’s too much that’s negative, with so many crime and hospital shows and people behaving badly towards each other. Do you think that contributes to people staying in their comfort zones?
Hi Sue,you are right
I think we are very much manipulated and this video
wants to show that even if the doors are open, many do not
even realize that there is a way out because we are told
what we have to consider the good life. Often people who teach
another way are misfits and the ones who have a certain safety
think they want to mislead them. Why get out if we have a life
like we are told is good, a workplace a car, a house and out there
they show us it is dangerous,war and violence and…
I think most people do not really think about.
Eldon Taylor did write an interesting post about lies.http://www.eldontaylor.com/blog/2016/02/16/why-lying-works/
In my experience, we are told the truth and lies and
most people are caught in the middle and do not realize it.
I learned this from during the revolution in Iran how it works.
As far as I know you too did emigrate? but there are a lot of people
who always lived in one place and are comfortable. what is out there
showed in TV is the truth and better stay safe. 🙂
Thank you ,Sue
Erika
Hello Erika,
Wow The chicken yard belief’s!! What an amazing story, one so worth sharing.
Thank You
Chery :))
Hi Chery ,
I am glad you liked the story and I think
yes,it would be good if more people see the video.
Thank you
Erika
Hey Erika,
Great thought provoking post. As children we are bought up on our parents beliefs. As we grow up we continue with them. Well that is until we start to challenge those beliefs. At a very young age I started thinking about what was right and wrong with my up bringing. I fought many a mind battle and changed many of my behaviours along the way. Which is by no means an easy feat. However in saying that I am now rewarded with a wonderful mind and a practical and diplomatic voice. So it was all worth it in the long run.
Every now and again I go back to being the chicken. Realising something and at that moment it’s too big so I run into the chicken coupe. I allow that. I call it my evaluating time. Because it won’t ever be long before I have a quick look to see whats outside of that coupe, take a few steps, look at bit more and then I learn to fly high.
Rachel.
Hi Rachel,
The ones who fight this mind battles and get to know these beliefs
are fortunate. There are others who not even start to think about.
You are right it is worth it and it will never end, we always will find
beliefs which we have to change. Bob Proctor said he is doing this
for 50 years and still they are coming up.But being aware of this will
keep us from going back in the cube for good, at least, we have good flights 🙂
Thank you for you thoughts and experiences with the chicken and eagle analogy.
Erika
Erika,
Tjis was awesome. I love Eagles and any chance I getbto read about them makes it even better.
Hi Alicia,
I am glad you like to read about them.
Eagles are really amazing birds :)I hope you
found value in the Analogy of the video.
Thank you for your comment
Erika
Beautiful post Erika,
Many of us are just going with the flow and
really never take the time to listen to our hearts
and that is where you find the true you and your true desires.
Thank you for sharing!
Hi Emi ,
you are right,to get aware and learn to listen to our longing
and not what the outside world wants us to do. It is a process
we need to find our true self, if not we can be manipulated .
Being authentic can set us free.
Thank you
Erika
Hi Erika,
Isn’t it great to know that we all can wake up to our magnificence and vast potential beyond any limiting self-concepts – and that goes for our potential to manifest our dreams.
Thanks for this article
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Hi Rachel,
Yes, it is great to know this . Let’s work and tell others who are not aware of this,
to help them to have this magnificent experience.
Thank you for spreading awareness
Erika
Such a beautiful story and your site is full of inspiring thoughts. Loved it.
Another great story by you. I love reading, the way you present the truth of life in a form of story.
I liked the phrase “Inside every human being is an eternal truth and a life purpose.” Its so true. We just need to understand this.
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Right, Liza, we must understand that “Inside every human being is an eternal truth and a life purpose.”
The problem is that many do not even think about it and remain a chicken when they could be an eagle.
Thank you
Erika
“Great share!” but reality is a mirror reflecting your inner world. If you entertain distorted thoughts, correct them to align with the truth.