Turtles

A picnic was attended by a turtle family. The turtles required seven years to be ready for their excursions since they move slowly by nature. The turtle family eventually left their home to hunt for a suitable location.

They discovered it in the second year of their quest. They made the preparations, unloaded the picnic basket, and cleaned up the place for roughly six months. The salt had been forgotten, they realised. They all agreed that a picnic without salt would be disastrous. The decision to send the youngest turtle home with the salt was made after much deliberation. The small turtle complained, wept, and wobbled in his shell despite the fact that he was the fastest of the slow-moving turtles. He consented to go with the one stipulation that no one would eat until he got back. The small turtle left when the family gave their approval.

The little turtle was not to be found after three years. The eldest turtle finally gave in to his hunger after being gone for five, six, and eventually seven years. He started to unwrap a sandwich after announcing that he was going to eat.

The small turtle then abruptly emerged from behind a tree while yelling, "See, I knew you wouldn't wait!" I won't be going to acquire the salt right now.

Moral of the story

Some of us waste time waiting for others to meet our standards. We don't take any action because we are too worried about what others are doing.