The Lark and Her Young Ones
Once upon a time, a lark and her little chicks lived in a nest in a wheat field. When the crops ripened, the mother bird told her chicks to stay alert while she sought food. When the farmer said he would ask neighbors for help, the frightened chicks told their mother. The mother bird smiled and said "We do not need to move yet, relying on neighbors delays work."
The next day the farmer asked relatives for help, but again no one came. The chicks panicked again, but the mother bird calmly insisted they wait. Finally the farmer declared "Tomorrow morning we will take the sickles and harvest the crops ourselves." "Now we must leave at once," said the mother, "because when a man decides to do his own work, it gets done."
Whoever leaves their work to others gets left behind. Work done with your own hands is sturdy. Relying on others brings disappointment. True success comes from your own labor.
Do your own work, trust no proxy. You cannot drink soup with another's hand. Cut your own cord.