Tuesday, December 2, 2008

The Bunny and Tortoise Race


Lion witnesses the race between the Bunny and Tortoise. Lion says to both racers, “Now, both of you have prepared for the race for some time and hope both are ready. Before you start, I would like to give both of you four envelopes each. Carry these four envelopes with you and start finding them when you start your journey.”

As usual, Bunny starts to run fast while the Tortoise struggles behind. Bunny reaches the river side and there is this female Tiger waiting for him. She gives Bunny a bowl of soup to drink.

Tiger says to Bunny, “Take this drink and you will not remember anything, then you start your journey. Just remember, you have four envelopes with you.”

Then after, Bunny is asked to look at her hand and closes his eyes and relaxes. “When count to 3, you will be back and open your eyes”, Tiger says to Bunny.

Tiger says the same thing to Tortoise when he reaches the river side.

When Tortoise opens his eyes, he is in another world. The doctor slaps his back-side and he cries out loud for the first time. Oh, he knows this is anchoring. By crying loud, people around him will know he needs attention.

Tortoise's journey in life is really a challenging one. One day, he really feels he needs to be a useful person. He visits the temple and asks “Oh God, please give me the wisdom and tell me how to lead a useful life.”

Suddenly, he hears a voice talking to him. “My dear son, remember I gave you four envelopes before your started your journey?”

Tortoise wakes up suddenly and realizes he needs to find his envelopes. He spends years and finally finds his first envelope in the backyard of his house. Opens up, he sees a piece of paper written, “Treasure and enjoy your Present moments

He starts to make full use of his present days but that does not give him a better life. Then he starts to look for his 2nd envelope. One day, he finds it under his bed and the piece of paper in the envelope reads, “Learn from your Past.”

He thinks about his past and makes some adjustment. Yet, he still cannot find his happiness. He begins to find his third envelope and surprisingly, he finds it between one of his books. The papers in it says, “Plan your future.”

The Tortoise does everything and has some achievement. Yet he is not contented and remembers he has his last envelope. While he is in deep thought, his hand feels something in his pocket and he takes it out. Oh, it's an envelope. He opens up and there is a piece of paper that reads, “Set a life mission.”

Thereafter, the Tortoise enjoys and finds successes in his life

He has fathered 3 children by now and he knows he needs to be a good father; and be a good employee in the company he is working in.

Eighty years has passed and one day, he tells his grand child, “Remember, everyone has all the ready resourses to success. I find all the envelopes inside the house I have been living since young. And the last envelope was found in my pocket.”

Tortoise closes his eyes.

When he wakes up, he finds himself reading a book, a book written about his life. He finds his happiness and success. He has no regrets. Lion is standing in front of him and the Lion says, “Welcome back, you have completed your journey and done a lot of contribution to mankind. You are happy and successful because you find the four envelopes earlier than Bunny; who has never found any of them. Tortoise, my son, you have won the race.”

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