One day while my daughter and I were running in the park, we came across a turtle in the middle of the trail. It was a hot day and the trail was in full sunlight, with water on the left side of the trail and a meadow on the right side. The turtle was just resting in the middle of the path, facing toward the meadow. I was afraid that the turtle was going to be run over by a bicycle, so I picked it up and moved it to the river side, hoping it would find a spot to rest by the cool water. We continued our run, then turned around and headed back. Much to my surprise, we reencountered the turtle – back in the middle of the trail slowly walking toward the meadow.
I assumed I knew what the turtle wanted; however it knew exactly where it wanted to go. The turtle had to expend extra energy to recover from my imposition. Nature in its subtle way provided a learning moment. When facing the need for action, it is always a good exercise to question the assumptions to avoid making the wrong choice.
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