The Eagle and the Butterfly both have wings to fly. And yet they are so different in the way nature has made them. Hatched from an egg, the eagle soars high and can fly at great speed with its wide wing span. The butterfly, struggling from the chrysalis, with its colourful wings, flies in a limited range moving from one plant to another.

Neither can the eagle achieve what the butterfly does nor can the butterfly fly like the eagle. Not only do they both have their own roles, nature would be incomplete without either of them. And yet neither feels inadequate because of the other.

Each one of us is also born to play a role and fulfill a purpose, for ourselves and the world. And sometimes when we see others soaring high and moving fast, we wonder why we too cannot do that and even start doubting ourselves. And some, managing a lot, feeling the weight of their responsibility, wonder if they have missed something when they look at those content in their limited lives. And this doubt can leave us with a complex and even confused, compromising our effectiveness.

Understanding ourselves and discovering our role in life is what matters. And having done that, feeling comfortable in that role and then playing it to the best of our ability as also adapting to our changing roles.

Not everyone can be a butterfly, neither are there only eagles in the world. One is not superior to the other. Life is in being secure within and playing the role gifted to us to the best of our ability, better than it was done before, and leaving behind something of value to others.

That’s when we develop the wings of love, joy and freedom.