Question

Where there's a will there's a way how far is this statement true in the case of the young seagull in the story his first flight

Answer 1

His First Flight’ by Liam O’ Flaherty is a true parable about overcoming fears in life. Every journey of a thousand miles begins with but a single step. But that single step is the most difficult one to make. Conquer the fear and venture forth; and we realize that we were born with wings.

The young seagull looked down desperately at the vast expanse of sea that stretched down beneath his ledge. He was hungry. His parents had flown away along with his brothers and his little sister, leaving him alone on the rock without food. They could all fly; and he could not. He had tried several times to run forward to the brink of the ledge and flap his wings but he became afraid. He was certain that his wings would not support him. His parents had tried countless times to make him fly. But for the life of him he would not make an attempt.

He felt that he was going to starve to death on his ledge. Even his mother was not looking at him. She was tearing a piece of fish with her beak. The sight of food maddened him. He cried at her but she just screamed back mockingly.

Suddenly, he felt the joy, seeing his mother approaching him with food. But she halted, keeping the fish just out of his reach. Maddened by hunger, he dived at the fish. But his mother flew upward and he started falling. A monstrous terror seized him, but the next moment he realized that he was flying. He was born to fly and he had made his first flight.

Liam O’ Flaherty was a keen observer of sea life and he believed that man has a lot to learn from nature. He has given a humane touch to the seagull’s plight so that the reader is reminded of the nervousness he too might experience before doing something new.

Answer 2

Answer:

Liam O'Flaherty's novel His First Flight is a real-life story about conquering anxieties. The young seagull's courage in attempting its first flight describes the statement where there's a will there's a way

Explanation:

• Every trip of a thousand miles just requires one step to begin. The hardest step to take is that one, though. When we face our fears and take risks, we come to the realisation that we were born with wings.
• The baby bird yelped in agony as he peered down at the big ocean below his perch. He was famished. He was left alone on a rock without sustenance after his parents, brothers, and sister all took flight.
• He was confident that he would not be supported by his wings. His parents had made several attempts to get him to fly. But he would not undertake it for the life of him.
• On his ledge, he thought he was going to starve to death. Even his mother didn't turn to face him. She was using her beak to shred a chunk of fish. The thought of food made him furious. She only responded with mocking screams when he sobbed at her.
• He was suddenly filled with excitement to see his mother coming toward him carrying supper. She stopped, though, keeping the fish just out of his line of sight. He dove at the fish, driven mad by hunger.
• But as his mother took off, he began to drop. Then he realised he was soaring as a tremendous horror overcame him. He had completed his maiden flight, and he was born to soar.
• A keen watcher of marine life, Liam O'Flaherty thought that there is much that man may learn from nature. He has given the seagull's struggle a sympathetic touch so that the reader is aware of the anxiety he could also feel before trying anything new.

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