A Parable worth reading

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

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 s 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, 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 frog said, "Did you not hear us?" The frog explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time! -- Let us be careful of what we say. -- Let us think before we speak. -- There is a power of life and death in tongue. An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day. A destructive word to someone who is down can be what it takes to kill them.

When he got out the other frog said, "Did you not hear us?"

The frog explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time!

-- Let us be careful of what we say.
-- Let us think bfore we speak.
-- There is a power of life and death in tongue.

An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day.

A destructive word to someone who is down can be what it takes to kill them.