This Mouse must give up one of the Mouse ways

He encountered many animals who helped him on his way.

Finally, the mouse had a chance to offer help to another. He gave away his eyes to help two other animals. 

Without his sight, defenseless, he waited for the end. Soon he heard the sound eagles make when they dive for their prey.

The next thing the mouse knew, he was flying. 

He could see all the splendor around him. Then he heard a voice say, "You have a new name. You are Eagle." 

Like the mouse, we also feel something inside us we'd like to explore.

That secret, like all others, has its answer hidden deep within us, yet right under our very nose.

Often, we merely have to give up our eyes and see in a different way.

When we do this, we are rewarded with a new kind of vision, one that lets us discover our true potential.

Out behind the house a little boy is turning over stepping stones which form the sidewalk.

Underneath these stones he has discovered many different kinds of worms and bugs.

They wiggle this way and that when their cover is removed.

He is only four, but he is the only one in the family who has made this discovery. 

In a child's eyes there are many wonderful things which escape the attention of the adult world.

In order to see them, we must often take the time to let those younger than us show the way.

Even though we may have lost our own childlike view of the world,

others can guide us and thereby enrich our lives.

We have much to teach and share with each other, regardless of our ages.