A FEW WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT CAN BE LIFECHANGING

There is a popular story of how a frog survived despite falling in a deep pit. The story goes like this: When a group of frogs were travelling in a jungle, two frogs fell into a deep pit. Instead of encouraging the two to climb up the pit , the other frogs discouraged them and said that they will not be able to survive. Despite this, the two frogs struggled to climb. However, after some time, one of the frogs paid attention to his friends’ advice and stopped trying. He finally gave up and died. However, the second frog kept trying and finally managed to climb up. When the other frogs asked him why he did not listen to their advice, the frog replied that he was deaf and thought that his friends were actually encouraging him to climb. So, being deaf helped the frog ignore the words of discouragement. In the same manner, many a times, we have to turn deaf ears to words of discouragement and move on in life with our goals.

There are children among the less privileged strata of society who cannot pursue their passion due to a lack of encouragement. A boy from a poor family may be good at drawing, singing or dancing but may not be able to pursue the said art due to lack of support. One of the primary duties of a good citizen is to search for such talents and ensure that they are recognised.

Never shy away from encouraging and inspiring someone. It can be life-changing.