Oct 5 2020

Goat And Snail

In one occasion a goat spoke to one snail: “Can you compete me in a race?” The purpose of goat is just a joke to the snail, but the snail replied seriously: “I will compete with you in a race.”
Thus, race started. It is obvious that the goat was the winner. It completed the race to the destination on one hour, but the snail took several months to finish its journey.
From this example, we shall not pay attention to the speed who was the winner. What we should learn is the stubborn spirit from the snail. It knows that it would not win its race in speed, but it had a determination that it would also reach the end even at a slow speed.
In our life, we face the same situation. Some people are rich and have good education and as consequence, they have enjoyed a good position and good life. But, for poor people, the situation is different. However, if the poor person has the determination as the snail, he can start to learn knowledge from ignorance and to save money for accumulation. The result is that in one day, this poor man will also be knowledgeable and rich, in an equal position as the rich ones.