A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into
a deep pit. All the other frogs gathered around the 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.
