The Two Frogs
Once, a
group of frogs was roaming around the forest in search of water. Suddenly, two
frogs in the group accidentally fell into a deep pit.
The other
frogs worried about their friends in the pit. Seeing how deep the pit was, they
told the two frogs that there was no way they could escape the deep pit and
that there was no point in trying.
They
continued to constantly discourage them as the two frogs tried to jump out of
the pit. But keep falling back. Soon, one of the two frogs started to believe
the other frogs — that they’ll never be able to escape the pit and eventually
died after giving up.
The other frog keeps trying and eventually jumps so high that he escapes the pit. The other
frogs were shocked at this and wondered how he did it.
The difference was that the second frog was deaf and couldn’t hear the
discouragement of the group. He simply thought they were cheering him on!
Moral
People’s opinion of you will affect you, only if you believe it to be so. It’s better to
believe in yourself.