Picnic Story Of Turtle

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Parable of the Turtle Picnic (Story)

 

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 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 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.