A bird born in a cage believes that flying is a disease

A bird is born to be freeand so, if you see yourself locked inside a cage, you will feel how your entire essence is limited to a minimal part: it is as if your wings were cut off and with them one of the things that most characterizes you, the possibility of flying. . The quote in the title belongs to Alejandro Jodorowsky and will help us see how something similar can happen with people.

Metaphorically, living inside the cage like a caged bird does not allow us to have a broad perspective of what can be experienced: there are people who settle for what they already have, with what they believe to be safe and do not allow them to explore other full fields. of new experiences. This is not negative if it only influences that bird and if it is of its own volition: The problem comes when the bird believes that the rest, sometimes companions, make mistakes when flying.

A bird that stays in the cage even with the door open

In the same way as a bird, Human beings were born to guide our steps to where we want to go., in a free way and autonomous. However, for different reasons, such as education or social influence, there are people who, upon reaching a certain age, stay in their so-called “comfort zone” and are not able to leave it, even if they are pushed to do so.

This “comfort zone” has to do with what is familiar to them and what makes them feel protected, where routine and what they have already established acts practically in its place. In fact, what sometimes happens is that it is difficult for them to “escape” from the patterns of behavior and acquired values, making them feel uncomfortable with those who are different from their own.

Since we are free, no bird is forced to leave its cage and fly; But neither is anyone obliged to stay: tolerance of understanding lifestyles other than one’s own is a beneficial behavior for maintaining personal relationships.

Two blindfolded eyes see more than a blind mind

One of the best-known figures in the world, Nelson Mandela, believed in the freedom of the mind above all else: blindfolded eyes will always be able to remove what prevents them from seeing, but a blind mind will have it much more complicated.

Those of us who are not able to see ourselves inside a cage often feel judged by inflexible minds: “you are crazy”, “that is not an appropriate way to behave”, “what you are doing is not right”, “ What will others say about you? They are normal phrases heard by those who dare to fly.

Whoever is inside the cage does not fully understand that the world is full of nuances and possibilities.. Those who do not believe themselves to be birds anchor their dreams to the ground and to a closed circle. Those who do not question the capacity of their flight, do question that others fly and with them their dreams.

The mind must be turned on, not filled

If a bird has wings to fly, the human being has a mind that also allows him to do so. However, The mind needs us to constantly turn it on, to give it seeds that help it think. and not that we fill it with preconceived ideas.

There are people who act like a bird that has been in a cage all its life and is afraid to jump when the door is opened: it doesn’t hurt that its companions fly, it’s just that he doesn’t dare to do it himself. This has a justified reason and in this case all that is needed is daring and courage.“Sapere aude” as the philosopher Kant would say: dare to know, to know, to use your reason to achieve it.

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