The Turtles......A moral story

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The Turtles....
A good reminder, I think....... .
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.
During the second year of their journey they found a place ideal for them at last!

For about six months they cleaned 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 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 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."

Moral of the story:

Some of us waste our time waiting for people to live up to our
expectations.
We are so concerned about what others are doing that we don't do
anything ourselves.

Remember, no one can speak for you, no one can live for you & no one
can think for you. Your life is in your hands, do not waste it..........
";time wasted is life wasted".

Mehr · **Posted:** May 23, 2007 **Post subject:**

really nice story thanks for sharing it with us