Saturday, March 20, 2021

The Hare and the Tortoise


Once upon a time there was a hare called Mukesh and a tortoise called Nilesh. One day when both of them were drinking at a bar, Mukesh mocked Nilesh that he was so slow that he would never manage to get anywhere in life. Nilesh sipped his whisky slowly looked at Mukesh calmly and just chuckled disdainfully.

"I would go farther than you for sure!" he said. 

 Mukesh got furious. "Look at you!”  he said." "I challenge you. By the time you can put your glass to your lips, I would run to the bardoor and back here."

 Tortoise looked to the bardoor and said "huh... Kids race to the bar door. If you have the balls, try and race me in a real race!"

Mukesh thought it was a joke so he laughed his heart out. But Nilesh kept looking at him calmly. When Mukesh realised that Nilesh wasn't joking, he said... "You are serious?"

"Race of a life time" Nilesh said calmly. Mukesh said "Challenge accepted!!" "What would be the finsih line" asked Nilesh "You choose" Mukesh said. 

Nilesh set the finish line14 years away. Mukesh died after 13 years. about a hundred years later Nilesh walked by the stone where Mukesh was buried. He took one step ahead of it.  and said with a soft chuckle...

 "Look Mukesh, I won!" 

 

Moral: When you can choose your race, choose to your strengths. 



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