A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them
fell into a deep pit. All the other frogs gathered around 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 teaches two lessons:
1. There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging
word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make
it through the day.
2. A destructive word to someone who is down can be what it takes
to kill them. Be careful of what you say. Speak life to those who
cross your path. The power of words ....it is sometimes hard to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way.
Anyone can speak words that tend to rob another of the spirit to
continue in difficult times. Special is the individual who will take the time to encourage another.
Be special to others. Pass this on to someone you like. I did. Have a nice day!
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