The story itself means "slow and steady wins the race." That theory doesn't work in our society anymore as it joins the rat race to get ahead.
Deadline's to finish work, punctuation to get to school, if something is late it wrecks our whole day. The faster we try to be the more blurry our world gets. I think trying to balance fast at work to slow to relax makes things more complicated. Slow and steady doesn't mean be lazy rather take your time to reach your goal.
Nowadays people think they have to be successful at a certain age or time in their life. If they aren't on the same level as others, it makes them feel small and insecure. I think that the ones who take the time to figure out what they want out of life are more tortoise. We'll hide in our shells when we're sad but once we out we start our journey.
Whether you are a hare or tortoise know that it is your life to run or walk or enjoy the view.