The Sense of the Goose
In the fall when you see geese heading south for the winter flying
along in the "V" formation, you might be interested in knowing what science
has discovered about why they fly that way. It has been learned that as
each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird immediately
following. By flying in a "V" formation, the whole flock adds at
least 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own.
PEOPLE WHO ARE PART OF A TEAM AND SHARE A COMMON DIRECTION
GET WHERE THEY ARE GOING QUICKER AND EASIER, BECAUSE THEY ARE TRAVELLING
ON THE TRUST OF ONE ANOTHER.
Whenever a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels
the drag and resistance of trying to go through it alone and quickly
gets back into formation to take advantage of the power of the flock.
IF WE HAVE AS MUCH SENSE AS A GOOSE, WE WILL SHARE
INFORMATION WITH THOSE WHO ARE HEADED THE SAME WAY WE ARE GOING.
When the lead goose gets tired, he rotates back in the wing and another
goose takes over.
IT PAYS TO SHARE LEADERSHIP AND TAKE TURNS DOING HARD JOBS.
The geese honk from behind to encourage those up front
to keep their speed.
WORDS OF SUPPORT AND INSPIRATION HELP ENERGIZE THOSE ON THE FRONT
LINE, HELPING THEM TO KEEP PACE IN SPITE OF THE DAY-TO-DAY PRESSURES AND
FATIGUE.
Finally, when a goose gets sick or is wounded by a gunshot
and falls out, two geese fall out of the formation and follow the injured
one down to help and protect him. They stay with him until he is either
able to fly or until he is dead, and then they launch out with another
formation to catch up with their group.
IF WE HAVE THE SENSE OF A GOOSE, WE WILL STAND BY EACH
OTHER WHEN THINGS GET ROUGH.
The next time you see a formation of geese, remember...
IT IS A REWARD, A CHALLENGE AND A PRIVILEGE to be a contributing
member of a TEAM (Jama'ah)
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