A friend advised, “Nasrudin, you should get up early in the mornings, because ‘the early bird gets the worm.'”
“Well,” replied Nasrudin, “I don’t know if getting up early has any merit to me. After all, I am not hunting for worms.”
“I thought you might say that.” said the friend. “But listen… A few days ago, I woke up at sunrise and went for a walk, and I found a gold ring lying right on the ground!”
“Well, how do you know it wasn’t lost the night before?” said Nasrudin.
“I’m sure it wasn’t. I was on the same road the night before and did not see it,” said the friend.
“Well, that shows that it isn’t always so great to get up early,” concluded Nasrudin.
“Why is that?” asked the friend.
“Because the person who lost that gold ring must have gotten up earlier than you did!” explained Nasrudin.