Even Chickens Struggle

It takes about 21 days for a chick to develop inside a fertile egg; the egg must be kept warm by either the hen (mum) or in an incubator.

Before the chick can hatch from the security of its' shell, it must first face a huge struggle. Using an "egg-tooth" on its beak, the chick slowly begins to peck a hole in the shell. This arduous process takes many difficult hours, requiring the little chick to stop often... and rest.

Struggling and turning within the shell, the chick eventually pecks a crack all way around. The struggle intensifies as it then begins to push with its body and feet to make the crack bigger. Exhausted, yet determined, the chick finally breaks apart the shell and begins yet another struggle... to pull itself out. Soon, the tired, wet chick flops down for a well deserved rest.

Some two hours later, with feathers now dry, an active, fluffy baby chick is ready to face a new beginning (it will be about another 6 months before the chick is fully grown).

Even chickens struggle... and it is this very struggle that builds the strength required for the chick to survive its' future. If we were to help that chick break out of its' shell (say with a teaspoon)... the chick would die within no time of getting out.

The struggles we face daily have the power to either make us or break us... it's all in our attitude. Are the obstacles we face in life (a) stepping stones... helping us grow to the next level; or (b) tombstones... burying us in despair?

Remember... it isn't what happens to us in life that determines who we become; it's what we do with what happens!


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