The Story of the Wild Geese
In the fall when you see geese heading south for the
winter flying along in the "V" formation, you
might be interested in knowing what science has
discovered about why they fly that way. It has
been learned that as each bird flaps it's wings,
it creates uplift for the bird immediately
following it. By flying in a "V' formation, the
whole flock adds at least 72% greater flying
range than if each bird flew on it's own. Quite
similar to people who are part of a team and
share a common direction, they get where they are
going quicker and easier because they are
traveling on the trust of one another and lift
each other up along the way.
Whenever a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly
feels the drag and resistance of trying to go
through it alone and quickly gets back into
formation to take advantage of the power of the
flock. If we have as much sense as a goose, we
will stay in formation and share information with
those who are headed the same way that we are
going.
When the lead goose gets tired, he rotates back in
the wing and another goose takes over. It pays to
share leadership and take turns doing the hard
jobs.
The geese honk from behind to encourage those up
front to keep up their speed. Words of support
and inspiration help energize those on the front
line, helping them to keep pace in spite of the
day-to-day pressures and fatigue. It is important
that our "honking" be encouraging. Otherwise,
it's just...well...honking!!
Finally, when a goose gets sick or is wounded by a
gunshot and falls out, two geese fall out with
him until he is either able to fly or until he is
dead; and then they launch out with another
formation to catch up with their group. When one
of us is down, it's up to the others to stand by
us in our time of trouble. If we have the sense
of a goose, we will stand by each other when
things get rough. We will stay in formation with
those headed where we want to go.
--Author Unknown
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