Shannon and I were driving down the road and were rapidly approaching a raven eating some roadkill in the center of our lane.
He was big boy. Shannon suggested I run him down (she isn’t usually violent like that). Upon her recommendation, I kept my speed where it was.
Typically, the bird notices you coming and flies away. This guy didn’t seem to care. We missed hitting him by about three feet before he flew away.
Why didn’t he fly away sooner? The entrails dangling out of his beak as he flew away explain it all.
Greed.
He didn’t want to stop eating. He didn’t want to let go. He didn’t want to fly away. He didn’t want to flee his territory.
There is a time to get out while you’re ahead. When the grill of a car is bearing down on you, it is not the time for one more bite.
Don’t be greedy.
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