Hidir Mag
Hidir Mag
Sep 2, 2018 · 2 min read
Icarus Fallen

A Balanced Life for Freedom

When I was in Icaria this week, sailing around the wild island, I thought about the great story of Icarus. On the island of Crete during the age of King Minos, there lived a man named Daedalus and his young son Icarus. Daedalus was just an ordinary man, except for one special talent — he was an inventor of strange and wonderful mechanical creations. The Crete King wanted Daedalus to work only for him and so he had his Royal Guards take Daedalus and his young son Icarus and lock them away in a cave high above the sea. The only entrances to the cave were through the labyrinth guarded by the King’s soldiers

Daedalus created wonderful pair of wings for himself and Icarus to fly out the cave, but lectured Icarus for one last time, “Now son, remember, you must be cautious when we fly. Fly too close to the ocean and your wings will become too heavy with the water that sprays off the waves. Fly too close to the sun and the wax will melt and you will lose feathers.“

Icarus didn’t listen his father and he was charmed with the beauty of the sun, he went up and up in the sky and the wax melted down and he fell close to the island Icaria, where the island was named after him.

The story reminded me the importance of balanced life. Between the ocean and the sun, there is always a balance. It’s a spiritual, mental, emotional and physical balance that keeps us in a state of well-being. Sense of Purpose, Positive Thinking, Physical Training and Clarity of Mind combined can give us the balance to create our own journey in the sky, and enjoy the freedom.

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