A hare and a tortoise live in Ahmedabad. They are good
friends and like
all good friends, sometimes have a dig at each other. One day, in a
light
mood the hare ridiculed the tortoise for his slow pace. The tortoise
reacted by challenging the hare for a race between Paldi to
Navarangpura.......and you all know what happens in this story.....
Lesson Learnt: "Slow and steady wins the race."
However, the story does not end here.....
The hare goes home and soon understands that complacency and
overconfidence were the reasons of his defeat. He vows not to repeat
the
mistake again. He then invites the tortoise for another race. The
tortoise
agrees to his friend's request. They meet at the appointed day and time
at
the starting point. The race starts. This time the hare dashes off to
the
finishing line without taking a break and wins the race comfortably.
Lesson Learnt: "Fast and Quick Learner wins the race".
& Still the story does not end here.....
The tortoise goes home and thinks hard. He was aware that the hare
couldn't be defeated in speed. He then ponders over his core
competence.
At last he finds a solution and invites the hare to another race. This
time the course is changed. It is from Paldi to Airport. The hare
agrees.
At the appointed day and time the two meet at the start line and the
race
begins. The hare dashes off like a flash. Soon he arrives at the banks
of
river Sabarmati and is overwhelmed by a sense of dejection as he did
not
know how to swim. The tortoise comes to the bank , looks at the hare
with
sympathy and coolly gets into the water. He swims to the other side
goes
to the airport and comes back.
Lesson Learnt: "Core Competence wins the race."
Yet again the story extends to its finale.....
Both the friends decide it was enough of racing against each other. Why
not think hard and find a way by which they together could travel from
Paldi to airport at the minimum possible time. At the end of a brain
storming session they come out with a solution and decide to try it out
the next morning. At the appointed time they meet at the starting line.
The tortoise sits on the back of the hare. The hare dashes off form
Paldi
to the banks of Sabarmati. There the hare gets on the back of the
tortoise
and the tortoise swiftly crosses the river. On reaching the other side
the
tortoise again sits on the back of the hare. The hare runs as fast as
he
can to the airport. Thus they both reach airport in the fastest
possible
time.
Lesson Learnt: "Innovation, Smart Thinking and Teamwork wins the race