A turtle family decided to go on a
picnic. Turtles, being naturally slow about things, took seven
years to prepare for their outing. Finally the turtle family left
home looking for a suitable place for their outing.
During the second year of their journey they found a place ideal
for them at last! For about six months they cleaned up the area,
unpacked the picnic basket, and completed the arrangements. Then
they discovered they had forgotten the salt. A picnic without salt
would be a disaster, they all agreed.
After a lengthy discussion, the youngest turtle was chosen to
retrieve
the salt from home. Although he was the fastest of the slow-moving
turtles, the little turtle whined, cried, and wobbled in his shell.
He agreed to go on one condition: that no one would eat until
hereturned. The family consented and the little turtle left.
Three years passed and the little turtle had not returned. Five
years...six years... then on the seventh year of his absence, the
oldest turtle could no longer contain his hunger. He announced that
he was going to eat and begun to unwrap a sandwich. At that point
the little turtle suddenly popped out from behind a tree shouting,
"SEE!I knew you wouldn't wait. Now I am not going to go get the
salt."
Some of us waste our time waiting for people to live up to our
expectations. We lose track of what's the most important thing in
our lives. We are so concerned about what others are doing that we
don't do anything ourselves.
"WHEN THE TOUGH GETS GOING, ONLY THE BEST GET THROUGH"
