Pratica di Shadowing: The Eagle and The Crow – A Motivational Story That Will Change Your Perspective - Impara a parlare inglese con YouTube

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Once an eagle was sitting alone on the summit of a tall cliff,
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Once an eagle was sitting alone on the summit of a tall cliff,
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silent, calm, watching the world below.
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The morning sun touched its golden feathers,
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and the wind danced around its mighty wings.
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It was a picture of grace, of power, of peace.
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But peace never lasts long in a noisy world.
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From a distance came a sound, sharp, restless, irritating.
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Caw, caw, caw, a crow.
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Dark, loud and restless, flying in circles,
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coming closer with every flap.
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The crow landed right behind the eagle,
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tilted its head, and began to peck.
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One peck, then another, then a screech.
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It clawed at the eagle's back,
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pulled at its feathers, circled around and shouted,
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Hey, mighty eagle, do you even feel that?
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You think you're special?
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You think you rule the skies?
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But the eagle didn't move,
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didn't flinch, didn't even turn around.
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It just sat still, eyes fixed on the horizon,
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as if it didn't even notice the noise behind it.
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The crow wanted a fight.
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It wanted attention.
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It wanted to pull the eagle down to its level,
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a level of chaos, of distraction, of ego.
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But the eagle knew something the crow didn't.
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It knew who it was.
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It didn't need to prove anything to anyone.
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So, instead of reacting, the eagle spread its wings,
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wide, powerful, majestic, and it leapt into the air.
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The crow, surprised but stubborn, followed.
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It kept pecking, biting, cawing.
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Fight me, it screamed.
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Defend yourself!
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But the eagle said nothing.
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It just kept flying, higher and higher and higher.
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Through the trees, past the mountain peaks,
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into the open sky where clouds drifted like white oceans.
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The air began to thin,
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the wind turned cold, and still the eagle rose.
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The crow tried to follow.
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It kept flapping its wings furiously,
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but the air up there was different.
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The oxygen was scarce, the pressure heavy,
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and the crow began to gasp for breath.
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Its wings grew weak, its cries turned faint,
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and then it couldn't go any higher.
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With one last caw, the crow fell,
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down, down, through the clouds,
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back to the noise it came from.
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But the eagle, it soared, free, peaceful, untouched.
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Up there the air was silent,
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pure, still, no noise, no chaos,
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just the sound of its own heartbeat and the whisper of the wind beneath its wings.
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Did you know?
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The only bird that dares to attack an eagle is the crow.
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It jumps on the eagle's back,
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bites its neck, and tries to distract it.
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But the eagle never fights back.
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It never wastes its energy on small battles.
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It simply rises to heights where the crow cannot survive.
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That's what greatness does.
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It doesn't argue.
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It ascends.
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And so it is with life.
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Every one of us has crows.
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People who criticize, who mock,
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who whisper behind our backs.
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They peck at our confidence.
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They shout at our silence.
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They try to pull us down,
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not because they're strong, but because they can't reach where we're going.
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They'll say, you're not good enough.
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You're not special.
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You'll never make it.
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And if you listen long enough,
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you'll start to believe them.
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But remember the eagle.
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Remember what it did.
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It didn't turn around.
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It didn't fight.
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It didn't waste a single moment explaining itself.
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It rose higher.
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When people throw stones at you, rise higher.
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When they gossip about you, rise higher.
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When they doubt your dreams, rise higher.
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Because the higher you go,
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the smaller their voices sound.
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The air at the top is different.
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It's calm.
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It's clear.
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It's quiet.
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And not everyone can breathe there.
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Once, a young eagle asked an old one,
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Why don't you fight the crows when they attack you?
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The old eagle smiled and said,
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My child, fighting crows is a waste of wings.
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They live to irritate.
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We live to soar.
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So when life sends its crows your way,
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and it will, don't fight back.
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Don't argue.
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Don't defend yourself.
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Just rise.
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Rise above the gossip.
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Rise above the doubt.
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Rise above the noise.
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because your silence is louder than their words.
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Your flight is your answer and your height is your victory.
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In this world, there will always be crows,
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people who test your strength,
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challenge your peace, and question your purpose.
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But the eagle never stoops to their level.
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It never wastes time explaining its worth.
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It spreads its wings and flies above the clouds,
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beyond the reach of small minds.
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Because when you rise high enough,
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the noise can't touch you.
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The air becomes too pure for negativity to survive.
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That's the way of the eagle.
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So when they try to pull you down,
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when they whisper, mock and test you,
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don't turn around, just rise.
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Because you are an eagle,
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born not to fight small battles,
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but to fly among the stars.
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Rise higher, stay focused, be the eagle.
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Thank you for watching.
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