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Parable of the Turtle Picnic

Parable of the Turtle Picnic

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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 wouldn'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.

great story I like the moral in it
it's really true
We often anticipate things and build up our expectations in our minds before ... all human and even we sometimes cannot live up to other people’s expectations
. thanks for sharing

Ooooooooh no don't tell me
seven years???
that's another life really
I guess they will never decide to go on a picnic again hhhhhhh

Thank you ola for the nice & useful story
We really shouldn't waste our lives waiting for others to do what we expect
it's like throwing our selves from the boat before it even sinks
:flowers2::flowers2::flowers2::flowers2:

اقتباس:

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

yes ,,it`s right i can`t add any word after these words

thank you ola

thanx ola again but i am sorry ididn't read it very well and now

i'll move it to Learn English Section so we can make the Index for English Section