Ne yazık ki çoğumuz, çoğu zaman aşağıdaki fable'daki deniz atı gibi davranıyoruz. Bize önerilen kolay yollar bizi kolayca kendine çekebiliyor. Oysa başarıya giden doğru yollar vardır ama kestirme yolların vardığı nokta çoğu zaman başarı değildir.
The Fable of a Seahorse 
The Fable of a Seahorse
Once upon a time a Sea Horse gathered up his seven pieces of
eight and cantered out to find his fortune. Before he had traveled very far
he met an Eel, who said,
"Psst. Hey, buddy. Where 'ya going?"
"I'm going out to find my fortune," replied the Sea Horse, proudly.
"You're in luck," said the Eel. "For four pieces of eight you can
have this speedy flipper, and then you 'll be able to get there a lot faster."
"Gee, that's swell," said the Sea Horse, and paid the money and put
on the flipper and slithered off at twice the speed. Soon he came upon a
Sponge, who said,
"Psst. Hey, buddy. Where 'ya goin'?"
"I'm going out to find my fortune," replied the Sea Horse.
"You're in luck," said the Sponge. "For a small fee I will let you
have this jet-propelled scooter so that you will be able to travel a lot
faster."
So the Sea Horse bought the scooter with his remaining money and
went zooming through the sea five times as fast. Soon he came upon a
Shark, who said,
"Psst. Hey, buddy. Where 'ya going?"
"I'm going out to find my fortune," replied the Sea Horse.
"You're in luck. If you'll take this short cut," said the Shark,
pointing to his open mouth, "you'll save yourself a lot of time."
"Gee, thanks," said the Sea Horse, and zoomed off into the interior
of the Shark, there to be devoured.