THE POWER OF WORDS
A
group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a
deep pit. All the other frogs gathered around the pit. When they saw how deep
the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead.
The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit with all
of their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as
good as dead. Finally, one of the frogs took heed to what the other frogs were
saying and gave up. He fell down and died.
The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of
frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even harder and
finally made it out.
When he got out, the other frogs said, "Did you not hear us?" The frog explained
to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time.
This story gives us thoughts to think about:
1. An encouraging word to someone who is down can encourage them to achieve
their goal.
2. A destructive word to someone who is down can have negative effects. Be
careful of what you say.
If you would have an inspirational or motivational message you wish to share,
please send it to
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- Author Unknown
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