Received this in an e-mail from my mother this morning. My mother, who finds fault with everything I (and the rest of the human population of the planet) do.
Once upon a time there was a bunch of tiny frogs…. who arranged a running
competition. The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants….
The race began….
Honestly: No one in the crowd really believed that the tiny frogs would reach the
top of the tower. You heard statements such as: "Oh, WAY too difficult!!" "They will NEVER make it to the top." or: "Not a chance that they will succeed. The tower is too high!"
The tiny frogs began collapsing. One by one….
Except for those, who in a fresh tempo, were climbing higher and
higher….
The crowd continued to yell, "It is too difficult!!! No one will make
it!" More tiny frogs got tired and gave up….
But ONE continued higher and higher and higher….
This one wouldn’t give up!
At the end everyone else had given up climbing the tower. Except for the one
tiny frog who, after a big effort, was the only one who reached the top! THEN all of the other tiny frogs naturally wanted to know how this one frog managed to do it?
A contestant asked the tiny frog how he had found the strength to succeed and reach the goal? It turned out….That the winner was DEAF!!!!
The wisdom of this story is: Never listen to other people’s tendencies to be negative or pessimistic…. because they take your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you — the ones you have in your heart! Always think of the power words have. Because everything you hear and read will affect your actions!
Therefore: ALWAYS be….POSITIVE!
And above all: Be DEAF when people tell YOU that you cannot fulfill your dreams!
Always think: God and I can do this!
That’s a great story - and it’s oh so true!
Comment by Laurie — September 21, 2006 @ 2:04 am
Your right the irony. It is funny how people can not see their own faults. My grandmother lies all the time yet she sent me this forward with the moral being..always tell the truth. Least I got a good laugh from it.
If only we could pick our relatives!
Comment by Sarah Forhan — September 21, 2006 @ 9:26 am
Tim nearly blew tea threw his nose when I shared this with him. He wanted to call Mom and ask her if she’d actually read the story or just forwarded it. We’re still laughing.
Comment by Stacy — September 21, 2006 @ 10:48 am