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His boss wanted to fire him because he was accused, by his coworkers, of moving at a snail’s pace.
“I realize that I’m a bit sluggish,” he exclaimed, while red with embarrassment.” He then said, “There are a lot of sluggards in my family, I know; we were brought up wrong, and some of us are trying our best to get out of the vicious spiral that we are in; please give me another chance.”
“Well, OK,” said his boss, with a straight face.
And so he happily continued in his job of cleaning the inside glass of aquariums… not once thinking that his job sucks.
[If you are still working for an employer, remember this little story, and realize that (in deep reflection) the observer may not be all that separate from the observed.]
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Red Ramshorn Snail. Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2015
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A nice tale 🙂 And I always loved to watch the little snails when we had a tank. They may have worked slowly, but they certainly made a difference to their environment. 🙂
Thanks, Sci! These Red Ramshorns, though, really aren’t all that slow! Just yesterday, when I was preparing the parrots’ meals, I was sitting near a tank with the Ramshorns… and I couldn’t believe how fast they were going! They were bookin’! 🙂
haha Racing Snails! (Never Ending Story!)
Enjoyed the story!
Thanks! Bees are fast and busy! 🙂
awww lovely..
Thanks, Leyla! They are actually hard-working creatures!
They are all that separate from the observed, so true. Cool capture, Tom!
Thanks much, Amy! A lot of things are different; nothing is separate… like the petals of your profile icon.
I agree, Tom. Thank you for sharing your insights. 🙂