{"id":331,"date":"2018-02-27T19:33:19","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T19:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lyricslogicandlullabies.com\/blog\/?p=331"},"modified":"2018-02-27T19:33:19","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T19:33:19","slug":"slow-and-steady-wins-the-race-really","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edverner.com\/blog\/slow-and-steady-wins-the-race-really\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow and Steady Wins The Race – Really?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Slow<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

Many people have a fascination with speed. And the sports world is filled with all sorts of races \u2013 the ever pressing need to establish a new speed record. And I suppose the human condition has been lifted due to the ambition for fame, fortune, or success with chicks by proving how one is the \u201cfastest man alive\u201d. Automobiles may indeed be safer due to the many racers who died in seemingly needless crashes while attempting to prove their mettle.<\/p>\n

Conversely, I remember as a kid being told \u201cSlow and steady wins the race\u201d and the example of the tortoise and the hare, etc. Sure, over-confidence and sleeping on the job before the race is done is certainly a recipe for failure. But as life has marched on, I anecdotally might observe how despite how there may be an exception where the slow and steady might succeed in some areas requiring long-term commitment, there are a myriad of instances in life where fast and daring wins the prize and slow and steady gets you dead.<\/p>\n

Now I\u2019m as romantic as the next fellow, perhaps even more so than the average bear. However, when I used to people-watch at a country western honky-tonk where I was employed for a good many months, I noticed many slow and steady fellows losing out with the ladies to the \u201cfast and furious\u201d set. The gentle easy going guys were not terribly worried about it, but (again anecdotally noted here) many a girl could be swept unto the whimsy of the night by a speedy and daring nitwit. And careful slow-moving slow-talking fellows often finished in the \u201calsorans\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"Ed<\/a><\/p>\n

Ok, what is my point? Good question. \u2026 Not sure really. But there it is\u2026 Enjoy. <\/p>\n

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