If you had to be an animal for a week, which one would you be and why?
I’ve always loved white tigers ever since I saw them at Bristol Zoo on a school trip. But that’s not what I’d want to be.
I think that of all the animals, I would have to opt for either a red kite, or a peregrine falcon. Such majestic birds.
And maybe then I’d overcome my reluctance to fly!
I’m a high flier
Yet I know when to descend
And I do – quickly
I apologize for the photo being somewhat grainy. I scanned it from a photo, some years ago, when scanning hardware and software were not what they are, today. I also had the problem of tracking its flight path with an entry level camera. Still, I’m happy that I managed to get this level of clarity.
There are many people who pride themselves on their high flying positions. Sadly, they don’t seem to acknowledge that at some time they are likely to have to come down, often very quickly.
Like all predatory birds, the Red Kite knows the right time to descend; and it does so with amazing speed because it knows that its life depends on it.
What a pity that people in senior positions cannot absorb that mind-set. Maybe it would save them from a lot of health problems and a lot of embarrassment.
Life is not about how high a position you can achieve, but about keeping your feet firmly planted in reality. Failure to do this could mean, not a controlled descent, but a crash landing.
Greenacre 9 