The Rabbit & The Tortoise

It was a bright sunny afternoon. The Rabbit was munching on a carrot. The Tortoise was just enjoying the cool breeze and lazing around on the sand.
Rabbit,"You run so slowly"
Tortoise,"Well, Yes I am not as fast as you. That's how nature has made me"
Rabbit,"Such a pity.I wonder how you manage.If you run a race it will take ages for you to reach, he he he."
The Tortoise remains silent and just enjoys the cool breeze and the pleasant weather.
Now the Rabbit thinks of making fun of the Tortoise and says lets race.
The Tortoise agrees and gives a murky smile.
The Tortoise says, "we will run along the beach, Ok".
The Rabbit agrees. The Tortoise points to a lighthouse and says that will be our finish line.
1, 2, 3 go.
The Rabbit runs and runs. He is faster then the tortoise. After sometime he almost disappears.
The Tortoise gets inside the sea and starts swimming. Just enjoying the water, meets a few other tortoises on the way, chits chats with them, meets a few fishes. Nnjoys the view of the colorful corrals and the underwater sea. Finally after a long time when he reaches the lighthouse he comes out of water. There he finds the rabbit gasping for breath. The rabbit is thirsty. The rabbit says, if he doesn't drink water he will die. He tried the salty water but could not drink it.

Moral of the story
Enjoy life and don't just get into the rat,,, err rabbit race ;-)