Life's lesson from Frogs

[Alecto]

I found this and thought I would post it here. Nothing has been posted at this board in a while, and I think its a positive message ;D


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.
You heard statements such as:
"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 he had found the
strength to succeed and reach the goal?
It turned out...
That the winner was deaf!

The wisdom of this story is:
Never listen to other people's tendencies to be
negative or pessimistic...
...because they take your most wonder ful dreams and wishes
away from you -- the ones you have in your heart!
Always think of the power words have.
Because everything you hear and read will affect your
actions!
Therefore:
ALWAYS be...
POSITIVE!
And above all:
Be DEAF when people tell YOU that you cannot fulfil your
dreams!
Always think:
I can do this!

[Jarous]

This is s good tale, Alecto. Yet in my case it's usually that all around cheer me up but the inner voice remains sceptical. How I wish I could shut down and stop listening to it.

[Alecto]

I see what you're saying. Most of the negative stuff I hear is coming from my own mind also.

This story just reminded me of when I was teased in school.

[Japanese]

What was that movie's name...? It's about a kids' baseball team. This pitcher gets nervous when the other kids on their opponent team shout at him and tease him.... I forgot what they were saying, but something that bothers him. So he starts wearing headphones and he listens to his favorite music while pitching, and he pitches like a super star. The guy in "matrix" is also acting in this movie, as the coach.
This frog's story reminded me of this movie.

About Jarous's inner voice:

When I hear my inner voice saying I cannot do something, or I cannot achieve something, I try to name the things that I DID achieve and I managed to succeed in, then try to remember what the situation was, what was the factors in success (mere luck, patience, sought advice, changed tactics, etc. etc.), how I felt after the success, etc. I sometimes even take notes on these.
In my case, this only works temporarily... so I have to do this many times.

Many people say, "Have confidence." But my way of viewing "confidence" is that confidence is something that has to be built on a solid base. Otherwise it is just an arrogance. And this "base" is nothing but actual successful experiences (to me, anyway). In a way, it is a proof that you DO have a potential to attain your goal at the moment. If you have a proof, you have a better chance to win the debate with your negative inner voice.