A "Roar of Awakening"

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Lori
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A "Roar of Awakening"

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<blockquote>There once was a dragon that was lost at birth by its parents and raised among farm animals. It grew up to eat grass and walk the fields like other tame beasts. One day an older dragon flew over the fields, breathing fire and scattering all the animals in the barnyard. The young dragon on the ground was fascinated and frozen in its tracks. The older dragon, spying its young cousin, swooped down, grabbed the younger one in its huge jaws, and flew far up into the sky.

When they were so far up the houses looked like toys, the older dragon dropped the younger one from his mouth, causing him to fall screaming toward the ground. Then, just before the younger dragon would have been killed, the older dragon swooped down, caught him in his mouth, and returned him to the sky, where he promptly dropped him again.

This horrible fall happened several times before the young dragon, frightened and angry, finally spread his own wings and with a roar of fire, sailed high into the sky--becoming--for the first time in his life--his real self.

This young dragon's first realization of his true nature was what similar stories from the east call "the roar of awakening."

--from The Artist's Way</blockquote>

So - the explanation that many of you/us may have been dropped on our heads as children really works eh? Image

But the question is - how many of us spread our wings and roar as we soar into realization of our true selves? How many times do we have to be dropped first? How many bumps on the head - near misses - close calls - screams of fear - episodes of heart wrenching emotional hijacking does it take before we realize we have wings? How many times are we fortunate enough to have someone keep snatching us away from the jaws of death - of the soul or the body - before we realize we had the power to do it on our own?

So - the year of the snake begins - are you still falling on your head or are you roaring as you awaken?

(with thanks to my dragon who kept me from crashing into the ground...)

Happy New Year! May all of you ROAR!

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Allen M.

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The young dragon, now that he has found hmself, has fun flying over the fields, breathing fire and scattering all the animals in the barnyard, or does he instruct his peers in the errors of their ways?



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Lori
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Not too many people into dragon philosophy eh Allen-san?

I would have to say, in answer to your post - that it would depend on the dragon's heart - and what it tells him. I think it's all in the intent. I don't believe the older dragon meant to scatter the animals - he was just being a dragon. The younger dragon was just being clueless until he "woke up" - either that or fall on his head and die. A lot like life wouldn't you say? Been there done that one! And probably will again...

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Gilbert MacIntyre
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Same kind of a story with a different end and approach:

An eagle dropped from it's nest was raised by farm yard chickens. Never did the great bird think it was anything but a chicken. As life went on the eagle scratched at the dirt ate gravel and never believed flying was an option.

Then one day as the chickens all scratched in the barn yard, the young eagle looked up and saw an eagle flying overhead. The eaglet
had never seen any bird as glorious and asked the older chickens what kind of bird it was.

"That's an eagle" said the chickens. "The master of the skies. The most majestic of all birds."

The young eagle watched for awhile until the eagle had flown too high to see, then thought "Wow, to be an eagle, wouldn't that be something."

Then the eaglet returned to scratching the dirt.


Dare to dream folks...dare to dream.
Gilbert.
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Gilbert-san,

Nice to see you! Great story - the more common outcome perhaps! We get fenced in by our barnyard chicken (or sheep!) mentality and just keep on scratching... it's only when we break out of those confines that we can really fly...

And the sad thing is - we often build those fences and confines ourselves. Society may place them there - but we build them higher and stronger... because we won't listen to our inner, primal self that feels the pull of our potential.

Starts with a dream...

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I believe Clarisa Pinkola Estes address' this subject rather well in her book "Women Who Run With The Wolves", a favorite of your's I understand. She applies the Ugly Duckling story to people who are not necessarily raised in an environment that is conducive to their needs or special talents or the role they are meant to fulfill.
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A well-roasted story of chickens. For you could have substituted "friends" or "collegues", or a few other similars for the word "chickens" and there you have it, the barnyard jungle. Let the dragons barbecue them all.
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