Modern Fable: Lions and gazelles (Dan Montano 1985 July 6)

[Garson O'Toole]

Jonathan Lighter wrote:
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> It's like the early bird getting the worm. Or not being the worm.

Every morning in Africa, a worm wakes up. It knows it must wriggle
faster than the fastest bird beak or it will be killed. Every morning
a bird wakes up. It knows it must peck faster than the slowest worm or
it will starve to death and become worm food.

It doesn't matter whether you are a worm, a bird, or a business
consultant: when the sun comes up, you'd better be moving fast:
wriggling, pecking or scribbling platitude-filled stories. Who wants
to work for a living?

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