Use your tools correctly
This past weekend I witnessed a peculiar thing.
It was a seagull attempting to crack open a muscle. However, the way in which the seagull was going about it is what stood out.
Rather than pecking at the muscle with its beak.
It had a trick up its sleeve.
It would fly 50 feet in the air and drop the muscle onto the sand to try and crack it open.
Not a bad idea.
The only problem is with this particular muscle it would not crack.
This poor seagull tried again and again and again.
Each time the seagull flew progressively higher and drop the muscle.
But to no avail.
But, this seagull was not the type to give up.
They were relentless.
For more than 20 minutes the seagull would fly up, drop the muscle, chase it back down to Earth, and then repeat the process.
The irony is that less than 50 feet away was a nice asphalt parking lot.
Had the seagull dropped the muscle on the asphalt the muscle would have been cracked right open.
So why didn’t the seagull do that?
It is tough to say definitively. However, it is a safe bet that the seagull lacked the ability to understand the physics behind why it wasn’t working.
So what can we learn from this?
There are 3 main things we can take away from this.
Birds are surprisingly intelligent. Certain species of birds, such as the raven, are considered as intelligent as chimpanzees. The seagull has proven itself to be creative.
It is not enough to own the tool, you have to know how to use it. Give two people a welding machine, one will create a bridge, and the other will burn down their garage. You must learn to harness the true power of your tools.
You have to identify your tools. Most birds do not understand that they can use their wings to their advantage. If you do not see the tools in your hands you will never be able to use them.
So go out, flap your wings, and be like a seagull. Use the tools you have and crack those muscles. Just aim for the asphalt.