What is the fastest animal on the planet?

 If I ask you "What's the fastest animal on the planet?" and you tell me it's a Cheetah, then come with me. There is a very nice garden I know where we can sit down and have a talk.

You see, a Cheetah can travel up to speeds of 109.4 - 120.7 km/h. That is fast enough to outrun any animal on land. So, we can classify that a cheetah is fast. But, is it fast enough to run on water? Or under water? 

Behold! That title belongs to the sailfish, who can reach 109 km/h, while the cheetah might as well seem irrelevant in water.

But both species are no match for an animal that takes home all the bragging rights on Animal Planet and NatGeo Wild with a clear margin. 

Ladies and gentlemen, meet the Peregrine Falcon, who can reach a top speed of 389 km/h at full flight. It surpasses both animals top speed by a margin of 3.2 times, meaning if all three animals were to compete in a circuit sprint, the Peregrine Falcon would've already done three laps while the Cheetah was crossing the finish line.

So going back to my question, "What is the fastest animal on the planet?"

Now you have three categories to consider. 

If I extracted a lesson out from this, I would say that people judge others performances based on existing societal criteria and conventional opinions.

But if they adjusted their perception to look at a more wider angle, there are others out there who are ten times better but go unrecognized because they do it while others are not watching. They do it while cameras are not filming. They do it without the need of an audience.

Or maybe they might be the best in their game but the sport they play is not popular. They might be exceptional in their careers but go unnoticed because their work is less demanding in the country. They can be the most beautiful person inside and out but seen otherwise because society holds a certain criteria to endorse them. 

The sailfish' inability to run on land doesn't make it any slow in water. The cheetah, not knowing how to swim fast doesn't deny it the title of being the fastest on land. A cheetah doesn't belong in the air, and a Peregrine Falcon does not call the ocean its turf. They are fastest in their own element.

If you're a mechanical engineer, don't compare yourself with an accountant. If you're name is John, don't compare yourself with Peter. If you're getting 3 likes on your profile picture in 1 hour, don't compare yourself with someone who's getting 100 likes in 10 minutes. We have our own elements to perform and be at our greatest at. We are champions of our own caliber.

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