The Race At Sunrise

Every morning in Africa,
a gazelle wakes up.
It knows that it must run faster than the fastest lion,
or it will be killed.

Every morning a lion wakes up.
It knows that it must outrun the slowest gazelle,
or it will starve to death.

It doesn't matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle;
when the sun comes up,
you had better be running!

-African parable (taken from J.C.Maxwell's 'Success One Day at a Time')

The first time I read this, I laughed out loud! Though of course it is not a laughing matter (survival, I mean). Coz somehow this parable about life in African safari somehow mimics MY life here in Melaka! Every morning I wish I don't have to 'run' to get through my daily routines. How I wish I can work from home (or better yet not work at all?). I wonder when I'll ever get that 'dream job' of mine.. though the way to get there is soo samar and kabur since I don't even know what that job is (the picture in my head is blurry, yes..) How can this be when I'm already in my 30s? Have I missed the boat / train? Oh no!!!