“stick out our necks” short story

***“stick out our necks” short story*** A little tortoise was constantly facing a complex of feeling too low in life. Seeing the various other animals, moving swiftly and speedily… … the tortoise would very often hide itself in its shell. It felt that it could never progress in life! One day, it came across a wise person and sought an advice of how to get the best from life. The sage – a wise person – replied: “My little tortoise, always remember that you have been created specifically. So never feel low or bad about yourself. And as far as progressing is concerned… … Always remember: ‘Unless you stick your neck out, you can never progress!” That was a simple, yet effective piece of advice, isn’t it Unless the tortoise “stuck its neck out, it could never progress!” Sticking the neck out of course, meant “taking a risk”… … but unless that was done, progress was not going to happen. The same is true for us in our life as well: Unless we take risks… Unless we “stick out our necks” … we can never progress!