The Green Sea Turtle

The story of the Green Sea Turtle inthe book "Why Cafe" is also excellent!

The turtle linked its movements to the movements of the water. When a wave was going toward the shore, and in the face of the turtle, he would float, and paddle just enough to hold his position. When the pull of the wave was back out to the ocean, he would paddle faster, so that he was using the movement of the water to his advantage. The turtle never fought the waves, but instead he used them.

Once someone knows why they are here—they know their Purpose For Existing (PFE), then they can spend their time doing things that fulfill it. People who don't know their PFE also spend their time on lots of things. The things they spend their time on are things that don't help them fulfill their PFE.

The green sea turtle taught us that if one isn't in tune with what he wants to do, he can waste energy on lots of things. Then when opportunities come up to do what he wants, he might not have the strength or time to spend on them.

In one's life, the incoming waves are made up of all the people, activities, and things that are trying to capture his attention, energy, and time but are not associated with his PFE. The outgoing waves are the people, activities, and things that can help him fulfill his PFE. Therefore, the more time and energy he wastes on the incoming waves, the less time and energy he has for the outgoing ones.