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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
of what the other frogs were saying and gave up.
He
lay 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 almost deaf.
He thought they were encouraging him the entire
time.
This story teaches two lessons:
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.
It is a special individual who will take the time
to encourage another. Be Special to
others.
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