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GEESE
MEDITATION
Geese don’t get high-powered
press coverage like sea gulls.
They’re seen as dull ordinary birds
which only attract attention twice a year during migration
Like the Blue Angels
they fly wing tip to wing tip
You can hear the beat of their wings
Whistling through the air in unison
And that’s the secret of their strength
Geese can fly a 71 – percent longer range
The lead goose cuts a swath through the air resistance
which creates a helping uplift for the two birds behind him
In turn, their beating makes it easier on the birds behind them
Much like the drag of a race car sucked in behind the lead car
Each bird takes his turn at being the leader.
The tired ones fan out to the edges of the V for a breather,
and the rested ones surge toward the point of the V
to drive the flock onward…
If a goose becomes to exhausted or ill
and has to drop out of the flock
he is never abandoned
A stronger member of the flock
will follow the failing, weak one to his resting
AND THAT’S THE SECRET.
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