Never Miss The First Opportunity

A young man wished to marry the farmer’s beautiful daughter. He went to the farmer to ask for her. The farmer looked at him and said, “Son, go stand out in that field. I’m going to release three bulls, one at a time. If you can catch the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”

The young man stood in the pasture awaiting the first bull. The barn door opened and out ran the biggest, meanest-looking bull he had ever seen. He decided that one of the next bulls had to be a better choice than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull pass through the pasture out of the back gate.

The barn door opened a second time and out came charging another menacing bull that breathed fury. The young fellow took cover behind the gate once more.

The door opened a third time. A smile came across his face. This was the weakest, scrawniest little bull he had ever seen. This one was his bull. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and jumped at just the exact moment. He grabbed, but the bull had no tail!

Life is full of opportunities. Some will be easy to take advantage of, some will be difficult. But once we let them pass (Often in hopes of something better), those opportunities may never again be available. So always grab the first opportunity!