The Falcon
One summer's evening I was standing outside of my house with my neighbor talking about life and the future. We had been talking for about 15 minutes when I noticed a large bird up in the tree just across the path beside the house. The bird was at the top of tree at rest, it just seemed to be looking for prey I guess. The bird didn't look familiar to myself or my neighbor, it was not the common crow or anything we were use to seeing around our area of town. We talked about what kind of bird it could be for a few minutes, but it was too high up to see exactly what it was. We kept an eye on it for the next 5 minutes because it just was hanging around and didn't seem to be in any kind of hurry to go anywhere right away. After about 10 minutes I looked up again and the bird took off, it came swooping down from the tree and turned around back towards us, all of this seemed to be happening in slow motion.
Well we got the greatest view of a large Falcon flying by 10 feet away from us at eye level, this was an amazing sight. The Falcon flew by like it was a sign from somewhere above, the bird was quite large and absolutely beautiful, totally graceful yet powerful in its flight. I have never been witness to such a close encounter with a large bird in flight only 25 feet away. You see my nickname I use on the internet sometimes is the Falcon. I thought that this might be a definite sign for me, that maybe this year will be the year my life takes flight. I don't read into anything because that can lead you down the wrong path sometimes, but this was so amazing that it is highly possible that it could be a sign for me.
I have been working really hard to get somewhere I have always wanted to be, that is doing what I love to do which is to write all the time, nothing else fulfills me like writing can. After the Falcon flew away, we discussed the event in detail for about 1 hour. We were just so impressed by the Falcon flying by so close at eye level that it just seemed almost surreal. This large bird was something that I'll never forget the for rest of my life. The only time I have been that close to a large bird of prey was at the zoo; you have seen how big these birds are up close, they are quite impressive and powerful. But to see one flying directly in front of you at eye level 10 feet away is something very special and significant, at least I think so from my experiences in my lifetime. I will cherish that sight the rest of my life, I hope that it really is a sign of things to come because that is what is happening right now. Everything has a significance if you pay attention to what is going on around you, keep your eyes open, your ears listening, and your feet moving forward, that way you will probably succeed at achieving your goals.
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