Mrs Shalini Shenoy, Bangalore
YOU have seen geese heading out towards the sun. They fly in V formation. This is what science says as to why they fly that way: As each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird immediately following. By flying in V formation the whole flock adds at least 71 per cent greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own. When a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and the resistance of trying to go it alone; and quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird in front. When the head goose gets tired (it won’t get the uplift from those behind it!) it rotates back in the wing and another goose flies to point. Finally, geese leave behind familiar ground each year and embark on a new journey. The Lesson: People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going more quickly and easily because they are travelling on the thrust of one another. If we have as much sense as the geese, we should stay in the formation with those who are headed the same way that we are. It is sensible to take turns doing demanding jobs with people just as the flying geese!
YOU have seen geese heading out towards the sun. They fly in V formation. This is what science says as to why they fly that way: As each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird immediately following. By flying in V formation the whole flock adds at least 71 per cent greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own. When a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and the resistance of trying to go it alone; and quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird in front. When the head goose gets tired (it won’t get the uplift from those behind it!) it rotates back in the wing and another goose flies to point. Finally, geese leave behind familiar ground each year and embark on a new journey. The Lesson: People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going more quickly and easily because they are travelling on the thrust of one another. If we have as much sense as the geese, we should stay in the formation with those who are headed the same way that we are. It is sensible to take turns doing demanding jobs with people just as the flying geese!
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