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The Hare and The Tortoise Long ago when I was young and in school, I read a story, of the Hare and the Tortoise. They ran a race. We all know that the Hare rightly thought that the he was fast. But he was wrong in thinking that he could take his victory for granted. He fell asleep during the race. The Tortoise overtook him and won. Later on, the Management Gurus made some additions to the story. Having lost the race, the Hare does some contemplation. He is unhappy that in spite of the fact that he is a fast runner, because of his casual behavior he lost the race. Now he decided that true to his speed, he must win the race and gain back the lost self-esteem. So he went to the Tortoise. He said “Lets have another race”. The Tortoise agreed. And they had another race. This time the Hare, did not take it casually. He did not sleep on the way and won the race by a handsome margin. The Tortoise was sad. At the same time he felt that since his speed is slow, it was