This is the time of year when some folks leave the prairie winds and go south for the winter. Folks down south who have permanent residents there will say, “The snowbirds are coming!”
About the same time, the northern geese are going south too. Recently I read that these geese are not going as far south as they used to go in past years. These geese flap their wings and fly south in a V formation. In the spring, they fly north, and it is always a special time for us to learn some lessons from the geese. We can learn about sharing leadership from the geese. When the goose in the lead gets tired, it rotates back into the formation and another goose takes over at the point position. We can also learn from the geese, to be interdependent and take turns and doing the hard tasks in a caring and sharing way.
What happens when one goose gets sick or wounded? Two geese drop out of formation and follow him down to help, and to protect him. They will stay with him till he is either able to fly again, or dies. Then they launch out on their own, either with another formation, or to catch up with the original flock. As we travel throughout our journey in life, we may have many challenges where we need someone to cheer us on and give us that encouraging word. We need to stand by each other and care about each other, in the good and also difficult times in life. We can learn from these northern geese, that when we share a common direction and a sense of community, we can get to where we travel on the thrust of one another. What are these geese communicating to us? We can learn many lessons from animals and birds, as we go through many life experiences.
Warm Thoughts: The highest wisdom is kindness. Talmud. Caring comes before sharing. Have many warm thoughts, every day.
Warm Thoughts from the Little Home on the Prairie by Luetta G. Werner
November 7th, 1996
Published in the Marion Record
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