Frogs
As a group of frogs was traveling through the woods,
two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs
crowded around the pit and saw how deep it was,
they told the two frogs that there was no hope left for
them.
However, the two frogs decided to ignore what the
others were saying and they proceeded to try and
jump out of the pit.
Despite their efforts, the group of frogs at the top of
the pit were still saying that they should just give up.
That they would never make it out.
Eventually, one of the frogs took heed to what the
others were saying and he gave up, falling down to
his death. The other frog continued to jump as hard
as he could. 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.
Moral of the story:
People’s words can have a big effect on other’s lives.
Think about what you say before it comes out of your
mouth. It might just be the difference between life
and death.