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Friday, August 29, 2008

Are you deaf?

There once 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 crowd really believed that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower.

The crowd started shouting statements like: "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 the one who succeeded had found the strength to reach the goal? It turned out that the winner was DEAF!!!!

Never listen to other people’s tendencies to be negative or pessimistic. Playing deaf works.

3 comments:

Prashant Sree said...

Hi Friend,

Just finished commenting on one article when i find another refreshed blog.,. Cool :)

I have read the story about that one before. Its true how we get bogged down by external factors.,.

There is something called "SNIOP"
"Susceptible to the Negative Influence Of People."

Iam not sure if u had heard about the Miracle Man.. Check this, u will like it:

http://argetslam.blogspot.com/2008/07/miracle-man.html

Sara said...

One of my favourite stories...

Very true!but to confess,I am not deaf.Tries to be One, but still...can't avoid myself from being heard.

Nice to read it again.

regards
Sarah kathi

Unknown said...

Thank Q Prashant, Sarah. Good stories are always worth a read and this one applies to everyone.

Adapt