As eagles age past 40 years old, their talons can no longer grab prey, their beaks become bent, and their thick feathers make flying difficult. To survive, eagles must undergo a painful 150-day process of self-renewal where they break their beak on rocks, pluck out their talons, and molt their old feathers, after which they can live another 30 years. This process demonstrates that change is sometimes needed to shed old habits and traditions in order to take advantage of the present.

2. The eagle has the longest life-span
of its’ species

3. But to reach this age,
the eagle must make a hard decision.
It can live up to 70 years

4. Its’ long and flexible talons can no longer
grab prey which serves as food
InIn its’its’ 40’s40’s

5. Its’ long and sharp beak becomes bent

6. Its’ old-aged and heavy wings,
due to their thick feathers,
become stuck to its’ chest and
make it difficult to fly.

7. Then, the eagle is left with only two options: die or go through
a painful process of change which lasts 150 days.

8. The process requires that the eagle fly
to a mountain top and sit on its’ nest.

9. There the eagle knocks its’ beak against
a rock until it plucks it out.

10. After plucking it out, the eagle will wait for a new beak toAfter plucking it out, the eagle will wait for a new beak to
grow back and then it will pluck out its’ talons.grow back and then it will pluck out its’ talons.

11. When its’ new talons growWhen its’ new talons grow
back, the eagle startsback, the eagle starts
plucking its’ old-agedplucking its’ old-aged
feathers.feathers.

12. 30 more years
And after five months, the eagle takes its’ famous flight of
rebirth and lives for

13. Many times, in order to survive
we have to start a change process.
Why is change neededWhy is change needed??
We sometimes need
to get rid of old memories,
habits and other past traditions.
Only freed from past burdens,
can we take advantage of the present.

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