"The wings of change" M I N D S P E A K

In an effort for improvement and a better way of life, man has often looked to nature to find answers to the mysteries that have been previously unanswered. Back when I was in eighth grade, we did an experiment in science lab that really had an impact on me. At the time, the experiment didn’t seem like anything that would have a dramatic impact on me but obviously by writing about it today, I can tell it’s impact was long lasting. In a relatively simple experiment, we learned that change forces us to evolve and grow. And since life is growth, growth requires change to take place because Universal law states that all things are either going forward or backward; nothing ever stays the same.

In the experiment, we placed a potted rose bush on a window sill in front of a closed window in our science class. The plants were purposely allowed to dry out and eventually die. We then observed that the little bugs that inhabited the plant would grow wings and fly away to seek another source of nutrients required to live.

This simple experiment proved that even the lowest life forms facilitated change to survive and maintain growth. The bugs grew wings when they knew they had to go to a different place. This metamorphosis shows that change starts as thought and that when a clear goal is in sight, it will produce the means necessary to continual growth and advancement. In this case, the bugs grew wings; if they didn’t they would have starved to death. Change occurs when you see where you want to go and have the heart-felt desire to get there.

A valuable lesson can be learned from this experiment; life rewards those who have desire and direct their thoughts towards a positive result. In this case, the bugs did not have wings earlier; they grew wings to get where they needed (and had) to go. Nature rewarded the desire, which in this case was a necessity to live. The bugs instinctively knew they had to BE something else so they could DO what they had to so they could HAVE the chance to find alternate sources of food and water.

BE + DO = HAVE

Your subconscious will deliver for you in the same manner as the above example when your desire is strong enough and your purpose is beneficial to all involved. Strength and courage come to those who place demands on self to reach new heights and bypass all obstacles. At one point, the bugs in the example above had never flown before; they simply just grew wings. Their initial flight was new to them and something they had never done before. Their desire to live outweighed the possibility and probability of starving to death. When you desire to obtain a certain result, your subconscious will deliver to you what you need to attain your goals.

Imagine how the wings of the bugs are now on your back; what is it that you desire? Where do you want to go? What do you want to have? To get where you want to go or get what you want to have, obviously change must occur. Nothing is accomplished by standing on the launching pad and staying in one place. Change, in the broader sense, requires action and action is the result of thought. Your mental attitude combined with desire will allow you to fly to greater heights and reach new places. Grow your wings and fly. The Wright brothers did not fly on their first attempt; but their desire overcame all fear and just like our little bugs; flew like eagles.

People, like the bugs, grow by stretching themselves and operating outside of their comfort zone. It’s about overlooking current conditions and believing that little voice in your head that tells you to fly and evolve; it’s the voice that tells you to go where God wants you be in order to live fully and come full-circle to share the gifts that were bestowed upon you. Each of us possesses far more in terms of ability and talent and it is our intrinsic qualities that are screaming within us to be brought out and placed on display for all to see. It is the self-determined achievers who take the leap of faith and go where they can BE celebrated instead of starving and left to die on a plant that does not provide nutrients for life.