It has a wonderful message for one and all, to imbibe in their lives.
-- A group of frogs were traveling as they were busy migrating across the country. Hopping and jumping they were traversing across merrily till they reached a jungle. As it was a thick jungle it got dark within its confines. With limited visibility on hand and despite the best of caution; inline with the proverb " Look before you Leap" as they lept on they chanced upon some pitfall area. While they were negotiating it as luck would have it two of the frogs felt into a rather deep pit.
When the other frogs looked into that pit and gauged it as a rather deep one, they informed the two stuck in deep that they were as good as dead.
The two frogs deep inside the pit decided to ignore that comment and advise.
They tried and attempted to jump out of that pit with all their might.
While they were doing that the other frogs from out side the pit kept telling the two that their was no point in that attempt as it was a forgone conclusion that they would ultimately die...as the pit was out of the possible scaling limit of the frogs.
One of the frogs caught within, while attempting to jump out, began to pay heed to these comments while jumping.
As a result,his efforts began to dwindle and he began to tire out as well rather quickly.
He exhausted extensively, with every attempt that he made, and in due course fell dead too.
The other frog, on the other hand, continued to jump with the same zeal and, with every attempt that he made, he would gain a few more inches as compared to that last one.
He continued to jump and persevered in the the true spirit of the proverb " Try and try till you succeed".
The crowd or frogs on seeing the other one dead, did not stop in dissuading this one as well as they continued to literally " breathe and yell down his neck " beseeching him to give up else he would drop dead too!
They were croaky all the time, advising him to not go through the painful experience of painful attempts.
They wanted him to lay back and die in peace instead.
The Frog did not bother to pay heed to them at all, and he continued and tried and tried till he finally did jump out of that pit!
When he was out of the pit all the frogs accosted him and inquired from him why he did not pay heed to their croaky and well throat-ed advise?
"Did you not hear us" They exclaimed.
There was no immediate response from the exhausted frog.
After a few more deliberate and well focused attempts, the group of frogs discovered that they were croaking to a partially deaf frog!
When the frog finally understood what they were asking of him he responded and told them that he continued to jump as he thought the others were encouraging him to do better with every jump!
He did that precisely.
And here he was outside the pit.
Mission Impossible accomplished!
Thanks to that croaky encouragement by the entire group!
Readers:
The story as such teaches us a few well meaning lessons:
1) We should strive to attempt and fail rather than fail to attempt as life is full of pitfalls.
2) Our power of speech both as individual and as a collective team, has the power of life and death in it. It encourages all the time when used properly and well in time. An encouraging word or two to anyone that we know who is down and low, can help lift his/her spirits and make him/her move on.
3) A destructive word or piece of advice to someone and/or any one who is: "Down in the dumps" can be what it takes to kill them rather than will/fill them with much needed hope and encouragement.
4) We must listen to one and all if need be; but we must do what we feel needs to be done, vis a vis the situation, on hand.
5) You/we must open y/our mind(s) before you/we open y/our mouth(s).
If we have to speak we must speak carefully all the time. Our speech should always speak life and positiveness to one and all that we cross path with. We should desist and refrain from speaking about death and negativity as such!
The power of words is awesome.
At times it gets hard for us to understand that: encouraging word(s) well meant as it/they may be could end in disastrous result(s) as well, inadvertently!
Words...They do go a long long way!
It is very easy for any one to speak words that tend to and result in robbing the other of the spirit of striving and continuing to live/love and strive for life, to the hilt in the most difficult times and circumstances.
Individuals; Those who take time and put in conscious effort(s) to encourage others in times of need are indeed very special.Friends.
Friends: in need and in deed too!
As:
" Its only words...words are all I have" is also a well sung song that also indicates in the same direction, so melodiously!
So aptly.
Axee
Alias
Arun
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