The Lions' Pride

Three lions woke up one morning and went for a walk. Passing by other lions feasting on their gazelles began to make them a little hungry and they decided that they needed to go hunting for some food.

The first lion made a great roar and jumped right into the middle of the firs group of gazelles he saw. Not much of a reaction could be noticed from the herd and so the lion decided to inspect them a little closer. He began to wonder if they were really all that healthy and if he really did want to eat them at all. Deciding that he wasn't going to find a gazelle to his liking in the bunch he left, but noticed that some of the gazelle had begun to follow him. Startled by this unusual situation he ran away as quickly as he could in hopes of losing the crazed animals and finding some other gazelle that might actually act normal.

The second wasn't as fond of the large gatherings of gazelle and instead opted for three standing off on their own. Stealthily he crept closer to them and when he got close enough he chose the gazelle he thought would make the best meal. As the lion got into pouncing position the two unselected animals got startled and jolted away. The lion gave chase to the two giving away his position to the last gazelle. He whipped around in an attempt to catch the last one but it only left him dizzy, sitting all alone on his spot in the plane watching the three meals dispersing in different directions.

Along came the last lion who ran straight at another herd of gazelle. They all separated but he quickly caught up with one of them. Instead of pouncing for the take down he ran side by side the gazelle waiting to see if it would ever slow down in order that he might make a clean kill of the pray. The gazelle continued running at full speed and the lion continued to follow till he finally got too tired to do anything and stumbled to the ground in an exhausted heap.

The moral of the story? Just because it came easy it doesn't mean it isn't good. When you have a goal go after it and don't let anything get in your way. Put your all into it till it's done.