A turtle family went on a picnic.. The turtles,
being naturally slow about things, took
seven years to prepare for their outings.
Finally the turtle family left home looking
for a suitable place. During the second
year of their journey they found it.
For about six months theycleaned up
the area, unpacked the picnic basket,
and completed the arrangements.
Then they discovered the 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
he returned. The family consented and
the little turtle left.
Three years passed-- and the little
turtle had not returned. Five years...
six years.. then in the seventh year of
his absence, the oldest turtle could no
longer contain his hunger. He announced
that he was going to eat and began
to unwrap a sandwich.
At that point the little turtle suddenly
popped out from behind a tree shouting,
"See I knew you woudn't wait. Now
I am not going to go get the salt"
The Moral Is....
Some of us waste our lives waiting for people
to live up to our expectations of them.
We are so concerned about what others
are doing that we don't do anything ourselves.
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