Ruhshona M's Key Ideas from The Cafe on the Edge of the World
by John P. Strelecky

Casey couldn't keep up swimming with a sea turtle, because it was using waves to its advantage, and anytime a wave would come at turtle, it barely floated; however when a wave came from behind, it would paddle faster to use the power of the wave.

The moral of the story is that everyday we are faced with incoming waves made up of different activities and people who take away out energy, attention and time, meanwhile outcoming waves are things that are in tune with our purpose of existing, and make us feel fulfilled. So be more conscious and selective about what you choose to do everyday.

Most of us are caught up in an idea that one day, for example when we retire, have more money, have more time etc - we will be able to do something that we truly want. But the reality is that you can do whatever that your heart wants today, right now and even everyday. You don't have to wait for a magical one day to come, in order to start doing what you want. And that's the moral of the story that Mike tells John about a fisherman.