Herbert The Snail Strikes A Pose

A few weeks back, while we were burning some brush, this little snail caught my eye.  Needless to say, I had to stop and watch him go.  They really are quite a pretty creature.

He brought to mind a little song that my Mom would sing to us when we were little and used to get impatient for things.  I can't remember all the words, but it went something like this:

When Herbert was a little Snail,

He often got in trouble.

Forgetting that he was a snail,

He did things on the double.

Crash through every spiders web,

With crickets he'd collide.

Then one day his Father took his speeding son aside.

He said:

Have patience.  

Have patience.

Don't be in such a hurry.

When you get impatient,

You only start to worry.  

Remember,

Remember,

That God is patient too,

And think of all the times

when others had to wait for you.