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"A Baby Camel’s Doubts"

Post on: September 14, 2018

It is always heartwarming to read motivating stories which uplift us. We may not be able to vouch for the story’s authenticity, or it could be a fable. But this is not essential. What matters is that they capture our hearts, set us thinking and create a desire within us to act positively. A lesson can be learned from the success or misfortune the story brings…

A mother and a baby camel were lying under a tree. The baby camel asked, ‘’Mama, it’s been bothering me for some time now; I have some doubts.” The mother replied, “Mama is here to clarify your misgivings; feel free to ask, my baby.”

“Why do we have big humps on our back?” the baby asked. The mother replied, “The humps are reservoirs to store fats; it is converted into energy when food and water are scarce.”

And the mother added proudly, “The humps allows us to survive the scorching conditions of the desert.”

The baby nodded; then asked, “Why do we have long legs and huge feet, mama?” The mother replied, “The long legs help to keep our bodies further away from the hot ground; our large soft feet prevent us from sinking into the sand. And our toes are joined by a tough, web and leathery padded soles. We are sometimes called the ‘ships of the desert’.”

A tinge of joy ensued as she went about explaining their unique characteristics.

A minute later, the young camel asked, “Mama, why do we have these long eyelashes?” The mother replied, “The two rows of long eyelashes help keep sand and dust out, and a third clear eyelid allows us to keep sand out but still see in a sandstorm — wow to that!”

The mother was delighted with the questions and was beaming with a sense of satisfaction. Her parting shot, “It’s hard to find an animal better suited to the desert than a camel; almost every feature on a camel’s body is designed to help it survive the harsh conditions of the desert.”

The baby went into a contemplative mood. “Now, I understand mama; our humps are to store fats which can be converted to food. Our legs are for walking through the desert, and our long eyelashes protect our eyes,” the baby said. “But I don’t understand one thing mama; then why are we in the Zoo?”

The moral behind the side-splitting story is that knowledge, skills and abilities are only useful to you if you’re in the right place at the right time. Otherwise, they go to waste.

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