Stir up the Nest
Posted on Monday, May 07th 2012 at 05:17 pm
Stir Up the Nest
Have you ever seen an eagle fly? I was in Alaska climbing a mountain and was awestruck at the site of a giant bald eagle swooping down from on high scouring the landscape for food for her young. Eagles build very large nests to house their young and regurgitate food to feed them until the day that they “stir up the nest”. The mother eagle enters the nest and then nudges the eaglet out. The eaglet is unprepared and falls helplessly to earth flapping its’ useless wings. Then momma eagle swoops under the eaglet and catches him between her wings. This stirring up of the nest is repeated until finally the eaglet can fly on its’ own and hunt for itself. If the mother eagle didn’t stir up the nest I imagine the eaglets would grow into fat, lazy adult eagles incapable of taking care of themselves. I think this is analogous to what has happened in our culture. A friend was telling me about his son who is nearing 30 years old and has yet to leave home. Why should he? He doesn’t pay any rent, is well fed and cared for all at the expense of his parents. It might be time to nudge this fledgling out of the nest. We are creating a nation of dependency instead of the American value of rugged independence. It is hard to believe that John F. Kennedy said fifty years ago that we should “ask not what our country can do for you, but what you can do for your country”. It certainly wouldn’t fly as a campaign slogan today. The only hope for our nation is that we stir up the nest and let our dependent eaglets learn to fly.
“Like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them on its pinions” Deuteronomy 32:11
Comments:
I remember the Osprey in the nest for years. Then at the end of a year seevral years ago the Eagles were lurking around and kept flying over the Osprey nest. Well evidently in the bird world and eagle can take an Osprey nest. I enjoy watching the Eagles so much more than the Osprey. It is so interesting to watch the mother and father fish for their young and bring it back to the nest. The first flight of the baby is such an accomplishment to all of us who have been watching all spring and part of the Summer months. We are so lucky to witness this sight year after year I am glad you have spotted the eagle nearing the lake again this year. We noticed last year that the nest had been reinforced some what and appeared larger than the year before.Keep an eye out for some repairs if you can. Keep us posted!
By Auth on 06/20/2012
Very interesting topic Doug. I love social topics like this. We live in a time where staying at home becomes more of a viable option to families due to economic, social presures that are tremendous in this country.
A working son could help pay off family debt!
I son that is home could help with the needs at the house due to the father not being around any more or working two jobs.
College becoming increasingly more expensive yet more mandatory then ever places a young man in a situation where home could be a possible option.
I think what your getting at is the deadbeat son who is not learning any responsibility….Like I said….I think of these social things all the time! I find it so interesting how in our culture it is important to “move on” and in others it’s about staying close to the family unit.
By Beau on 05/08/2012