A traveling group of frogs through the woods when the two frogs fell in a deep pit. Other frogs crowded the pit, saw how deep it was. They told the frogs that there is no hope for them.
The two frogs try to ignore what the others was saying and procced to jump out of the pit.
The group of frogs at the top of the pit, were still saying to give up despite their efforts.
Eventually, one of the frogs listen to what others were saying and gave up, and fell to its death. The other frog continued to jump as high as he could. Again, the group of frogs at the top of the pit, yelled at him to stop its painful and just die.
He jumped even higher and harder and finally made it out. When he got out, the other group of frogs, ask him, " Did you not hear us? "
The frog expalined that he is deaf. He thought, they were encouraging him the entire time.
MORAL LESSON:
Think about what you say before it comes out of your mouth. People's words can be a big effect on other's lives.
I like the story above. We could save ourselves from discouragements if only we paid deaf ears to the words of negative people.