Lessons from the strange race between the Tortoise & the Hare
October 12, 2008 by Melody Laila
Filed under Columnists, Melody Laila
One of the fables I’ve learned from childhood and has always stuck to me is that of the Tortoise & the Hare.
All of us who’ve read it knows it’s a fable about the two animals, very different in their natural make up, racing each other. It’s a strange race to say the least. On one hand is a fast-on-his-feet Hare & the other, a slow-by-nature Tortoise. There’s seemingly no doubt who will win. However, The over-confident Hare after a excellent start, stops to nap & is thus overtaken by the Tortoise, who ends up beating him in the race.
I think sometimes our spiritual walks can be compared to the race of the Tortoise & the Hare.
