Sunday, June 10, 2007
Lesson from Geese
Quotes from Dandy Designs
by John N. Clayton
March/April, 1994
by John N. Clayton
March/April, 1994
When you see geese flying along in a V formation, you might be interested in knowing what scientists have discovered about why they fly that way. As each bird flaps its wings, the wind currents it creates produce an uplift for the bird immediately following.
By flying in a V formation, the whole flock adds at least 71 percent greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own. Lesson 1: People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going quicker and easier because they are traveling on each other's thrust.
Whenever 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 immediately in front. Lesson 2: If we take a tip from the geese, we will stay in formation with those who are headed the same way we are going and stay with the task at hand.
When the lead goose gets tired, he drops to the back and another goose flies the point position. Lesson 3: It pays to take turns when doing hard jobs.
Geese honking encourage those up front. Lesson 4: We respond to encouragement from others.
Finally, when a goose gets sick, or is wounded and falls out of formation, two geese fall out with him and follow him down to help and protect him. They stay with him until he is either able to fly or until he is dead. They then launch out on their own or with another formation to continue their journey. Final lesson: If we follow the example of geese, we will stand by each other in the same way.
Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.--Galationa 6:2
Cora Gail Trent
www.cgtrent.com
By flying in a V formation, the whole flock adds at least 71 percent greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own. Lesson 1: People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going quicker and easier because they are traveling on each other's thrust.
Whenever 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 immediately in front. Lesson 2: If we take a tip from the geese, we will stay in formation with those who are headed the same way we are going and stay with the task at hand.
When the lead goose gets tired, he drops to the back and another goose flies the point position. Lesson 3: It pays to take turns when doing hard jobs.
Geese honking encourage those up front. Lesson 4: We respond to encouragement from others.
Finally, when a goose gets sick, or is wounded and falls out of formation, two geese fall out with him and follow him down to help and protect him. They stay with him until he is either able to fly or until he is dead. They then launch out on their own or with another formation to continue their journey. Final lesson: If we follow the example of geese, we will stand by each other in the same way.
Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.--Galationa 6:2
Cora Gail Trent
www.cgtrent.com
