A story of a tiny frog....
Once upon
a time, a bunch of tiny frogs decided to embark on a competition to determine
the first person to reach the top of a very high tower. On the appointed day, a
large crowd of spectators gathered around the tower not only to watch the race
but also to cheer on the contestants. However, no one in the crowd believed
that any of the tiny frogs could possibly make it to the top of the tower. As
the race commenced, the spectators began to make statements like;
“Why
would these tiny guys make a fool of themselves? This is practically
impossible”
“The
tower is too high. There is no way they could ever get to the top.”
“Attempting
to climb the tower is, on its own, a herculean task, let alone getting to the
top of it”
“They
will all soon drop out. But at least we get to have some entertainment.”
One by
one, the tiny frogs started collapsing and dropping off the race with the
exception of a few who were determined to follow through their pursuit. As they
trudged on, the crowd yelled even louder;
“Why harm
yourselves? You might even get killed!”
“You
can’t go on doing this. Isn’t your life more valuable than whatever price you
want to win?”
“He who
fights and runs away lives to fight another day!”
As the
voices got louder, the remaining frogs began giving up one by one until all of
them dropped out, with exception of ONLY ONE who steadily continued climbing as
if oblivious of the happenings around him. Although left alone in the race, he
refused to give up. And in one long final leap, he made it to the top of the
tower. After the applause had subsided and he had claimed his price, the
spectators and the other contestants were curious to know how he did it. As the
questions were flying, they noticed that he only nodded and gave no reply.
Then
the reality suddenly hit everyone.
He was DEAF!
Lesson of the story:
Ignore the pessimism
of others. It can take your dreams from you. Stay positive.
Be DEAF
when people tell YOU that YOU can not fulfill YOUR
dreams!
I always think there is a balance to everything. Let's not be affected with the pessimism and negativity from others but listen to facts and advice especially if they are in fact true.
BE WISE
4 comments:
Welcome back, Susan.
Welcome back, Susan.
Thanks, Chin Hou. You are the first commenter after so long.
My wife introduced me to your blog. We enjoy reading it.
Well said for this episode. Thanks for this interesting story.
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