Life’s journey, as a human,
Is comparable to the experiences
Of a young bird.
Totally dependent on one’s mother
For food and care,
For the majority of youth,
Love and support in
Your home, happiness and comfort,
Security in innocence, but
Childhood can only last so long.
And then, there comes a time
When one must go out on their own,
Being pushed out of the nest,
Forced to learn how to fly,
Or fall to the ground.
You go on to discover that
The world is much bigger
And much scarier
Than you ever could have imagined.
Your parents never prepared you for this,
And you seem to be alone
In the world.
But you can learn to thrive.
You are stronger than you think,
Smarter than you know,
And more talented than you pretend to be.
Leave the nest behind
And make your own place in the world.
All this has happened for a reason,
And it turns out that
Your parents had the right idea
Pushing you out of that nest.
It gave you a reason to learn
And a need to survive.
Use your early life as an example:
Take the leap and you’ll learn to fly
Or you’ll fall flat on your face,
But you can pick yourself up,
Dust yourself off,
And continue on your way.
And maybe,
You can learn to fly
Some other day.