So, this story of the eagle has been circulating in the Internet for years. It is claimed that an eagle at 40 years would lose function of its talons and beaks; and to restore their functions to grab, rip and tear; the eagle would have to fly to the mountain where it would have to pluck them off through a painful process; and after a long interval of healing and regrowth, would earn a new lease of life. Never mind how the eagle survive when it has lost its beak and talons; but the story, said to be about transformation and determination to live is rather uplifting. I have seen this video before but it was only during the second viewing that it struck that animals do get old and die too. A Buddhist sayings about Death Life is uncertain; death is certain comes to mind; death according to Buddhism is a natural phenomenon and most certainly applies to all living beings; man and animals included.
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