The duck was excellent in swimming. But he made only passing grades in flying and was very poor in running. Since he was slow in running, he had to stay after school and drop swimming in order to practice running. This kept up until his webbed feet were badly worn and he ended up being average in swimming.
The rabbit started at the top of the class in running but had a nervous breakdown because he found swimming incredibly hard work.
The squirrel was excellent in climbing until he developed frustration in the flying class because his teacher made him start from the ground up instead of from the treetop down. He also developed a charley horse from overexertion, and finished with a C in climbing and a D in running.
Moral: don’t make the animal school mistake of focusing on competencies you are average at. Focus on your brilliance.
“A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself.” Abraham Maslow
