Lessons From Geese
By Angeles Arrien Next fall when you see geese heading south for the winter... 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% greater flying range, than
if each bird flew on its own.
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.
When the head goose gets
tired it rotates back in the wing and another goose flies point.
Geese honk from behind to
encourage those up front to keep up their speed.
Finally...and this is important...when a goose gets sick or is wounded by gunshots, 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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