Never miss the first opportunity

A young man wished to marry the farmer's beautiful daughter. He went
to the farmer to ask for permission. The farmer looked him over and said,
"Son, go stand out in tht field. I'm going to release three bulls, one
at a time. If you can catch the tail of any 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 the back gate.

The barn door opened again. Unbelievable! He had never seen anything
so big and fierce in his life. It stood pawing the ground, grunting,
slinging slobber as it eyed him. Whatever the next bull was like, it had to be
a better choice than this one. He ran to the fence and let the bull pass
through the pasture, out the back gate.

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--small or big. They will come and go.
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 try to make use of the first
opportunity that comes to you. You don't know if there are other
opportunities in the waiting for you!

I once came across this quote: IDEAS HAVE A SHORT SHELF LIFE.
YOU MUST ACT ON THEM BEFORE THE EXPIRATION DATE.