A Parable: Chasing Rabbits
A woman sat on her porch one summer evening and talked with her prized possession – a world-renowned racing greyhound named Cash. When he raced, Cash ran with all his might and won and won and won. After each victory, his owner happily deposited the large paychecks into her retirement fund. The two often spent hours on the porch recounting these victories and pondering future races.
This evening was different, however. After decades of success and millions of dollars in winnings, the greyhound told his owner he was hanging it up. Cash had run his final race. Upon hearing the news, the shocked owner asked:
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“Just be honest. Are you getting too old to keep up the pace?”
Cash answered, “No, no, I still have a lot of race in me.”
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Moving on, the owner pried, “So, are you injured?”
“No,” Cash replied. “Actually, I’ve never felt better.”
“Well,” inquired the woman, becoming increasingly frustrated, “do I mistreat you in any way?”
“Come on,” came the response, “you know you always treat me kindly.”
“Then why? Why won’t you race? I must know. You are so good at what you do and you’ve worked for years to get to this point --- the pinnacle of your career. If you retire, we will miss out on even larger paydays, worldwide fame and a chance to go down as the most successful owner-greyhound combo in history!”
To that Cash replied, “I do not want to race anymore because, after all of that running and running and running, I have finally discovered that the rabbits I have been chasing all of my life aren’t even real.”
What rabbits are you chasing?
From
Real Rabbits
Chasing an Authentic Life
By
Corey A. Ciocchetti
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