Once there was a king who received a gift of two magnificent falcons from Arabia, the most beautiful birds he had ever seen. He gave the  birds to the falconer to be trained. Months passed the falconer informed the king that though  one of the falcons was flying majestically soaring high  in the sky, the other bird had not moved from its branch since the day it arrived.

The king summoned all the experts to tend  to the falcon. But no one could make  the bird fly. Having tried everything else, the  king   asked to get a farmer who is more familiar with the countryside and the nature of the problem.
In the next morning the king was thrilled to see the falcon soaring high above the palace garden. The king summoned the farmer and asked him how he made the falcon fly .
The farmer  said to the king. It was very easy. I simply cut the branch where the bird was sitting ..

We are all made to fly, to realize our incredible potential as human beings. But instead of doing that, we sit on our branches, cling to things that are familiar to us. The possibilities are endless. But for most of us  they remain undiscovered. We conform to the familiar, the comfortable, the mundane. So for  the most part our lives are mediocre instead of exciting, thrilling and fulfilling.So  destroy the branch of fear we are clinging to and free ourselves to the glory of  flight. Cut the braches of familiar ways, places and people, move forward with excitement and joy to fulfill your purpose in life.  Fly away from the branches of   comforts and security to a world  filled with  opportunities.Achievers go after opportunities, they do not wait for them.You are the creator of your destiny and the architect of your future.

Instead of looking back with regret, step forward with enthusiasm. Choose to define yourself based on the person you know you can become.. look forward with positive expectation, and youll find yourself quickly moving in a forward direction.
you have the opportunity right now, today, to bring great quantities of richness and fulfillment into your life..  That richness will come from what you actually do with the  time and the energy and the resources you have and available to you  than  clinging to the branches which gives you  momentary comfort and security.

Soar high, world is yours, opportunities are waiting for you  to create your own identity.

I am delighted to place before you   the School magazine ZEPHYR  and congratulate the  editorial board   for awakening   creative  expression in students . The young artists and writers  too deserve congratulations.