Earlier today, upon returning home, I witnessed a remarkable life lesson. As I was sitting in the car, my family and I noticed a squirrel with a small apple in its mouth climbing a tree. We all got a kick out of watching the small animal attempt to carry the fruit up a tree branch. Sadly, as the squirrel made it about halfway up the branch, the apple fell! We all laughed, but the poor squirrel, completely undaunted, climbed down the tree and retrieved the apple again. I then began to watch more closely as something interesting occurred.
Once the squirrel retrieved the apple, it began climbing a DIFFERENT branch. The small animal immediately recognized that the goal was the same, but a different path may be needed to achieve it. As the squirrel began climbing, it dropped the apple AGAIN! However, it immediately descended the branch, picked up the apple, and proceeded to climb a yet another, different branch. It soon made it to the top of the branch and disappeared out of sight.
This small, common animal’s valuable lesson struck me as I sat there. There are many times in life when, although one should never lose sight of the goal or dream, a different path to achieve it may be necessary. We should never give up, but always reassess our path and look for the best road to success. It took one of nature’s most common, unassuming mammals to teach me something I will carry with me for the rest of my life.
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