An Inspirational
Story
When you see geese flying along
in “V” formation, you might consider what science has discovered as to why they
fly that way. As each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird
immediately following. By flying in “V” formation, the whole flock adds at least
71 percent greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own. People who
share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going
more quickly and easily because they are traveling on the thrust of one
another.
When a goose falls out of
formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to go it alone —
and quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of
the bird in front. If we have as much sense as a goose, we will stay in
formation with those people who are headed the same way we are.
When the head goose gets tired,
it rotates back in the wing and another goose flies point. It is sensible to
take turns doing demanding jobs, whether with people or with geese flying
south. Geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their
speed.
What messages do we give when we
honk from behind?
Finally — and this is important — when
a goose gets sick or is wounded by gunshot, and falls out of formation, two
other geese fall out with that goose and follow it down to lend help and
protection. They stay with the fallen goose until it is able to fly or until it
dies, and only then do they launch out on their own, or with another formation
to catch up with their group.
If we have the sense of a goose,
we will stand by each other like that.
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