Once upon a time there lived a generous, kindhearted king. He was fond of birds and animals and had a huge bird sanctuary in his premises. He disliked any violence against animals and birds. Due to his generosity and kindness towards birds he was gifted two falcons by his fellow businessman. Those two falcons belonged to different places. The king thanked the businessman and ordered the head of the bird trainer to provide all the facilities to those falcons and make them feel comfortable in their country. The head trainer took the birds and provided all essentials to help the birds adapt to that atmosphere. Gradually, the birds adapted to the atmosphere. One day king wanted to see the falcons fly as he heard one of the those falcons flying to great heights at a very high speed. The king was quite surprised and rewarded the trainer with some gold coins. He enquired about the other falcon. The trainer said "the other falcon didn't move a single step since day one but just sat on a branch. The trainer added further that he tried everything he could do but still he failed to make the bird move. The king consoled him and he told the trainer he would bring someone more experienced than him. The king then announced a vacant position for a suitable person. Hearing the announcement an old man reached the king's palace and assured him that he would make the bird fly like the other one. The king asked the head trainer to take the old man to the sanctuary to train the falcon. He told that he will visit them the very next day and see if there is any progress. Next day, the king was very surprised to see the falcon fly like the first one. The king was very happy and rewarded the new recruit abundantly. The king asked what he had done to make the bird fly in a day. The old man replied I just cut down the branch of the tree where the falcon used to sit. Many of us are like that. We have wings to fly we know how to fly and where to fly but still we sit on a branch and do nothing.
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