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This is an African Proverb I came across and was greatly impressed by it. Tell me what you think

Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up.
It knows it has to outrun the fastest lion,
Or it will be slaughtered.
Every morning in Africa a lion wakes up.
It knows it has to outrun the slowest gazelle,
Or it will starve.
It doesn't matter whether you are a gazelle, or a lion.
When the sun comes up,
You'd better start running.

Succint, non?