“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!