< ===== Camarades, Meditez ces quelques mots que mes amis Africains Americains m'ont envoyes. Stay positive .Encourageons en ayant en tete que "Xippi surveille Sopi". Restons unis et vigilants Nous vaincrons Massene Subject: Fwd: The Power of the Tongue Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 09:39:46 PDT > >Subject: Fwd: The Power of the Tongue > >Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 16:36:08 -0800 (PST) > > > > Power of the Tongue > > > > > > > > > > A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, > > > >and > > > > > two of them fell into a deep pit. All the other > > > >frogs > > > > > gathered around the pit. When they saw how deep the > > > > > pit was, they told the unfortunate frogs they would > > > > > never get out. > > > > > > > > > > The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump > > > > > up out of the pit. The other frogs kept telling them > > > > > to stop, that they were as good as dead. Finally, > > > >one > > > > > of the frogs took heed to what the other frogs were > > > > > saying and simply gave up. He fell down and died. > > > > > > > > > > The other frog continued to jump as hard as he > > > >could. > > > > > Once again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop > > > > > the pain and suffering and just die. He jumped even > > > > > harder and finally made it out. > > > > > > > > > > When he got out, the other frogs asked him, "Why did > > > > > you continue jumping? Didn't you hear us?" The frog > > > > > explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they > > > > > were encouraging him the entire time. > > > > > > > > > > This story teaches two lessons: > > > > > 1. There is power of life and death in the tongue. > > > >An > > > > > encouraging word to someone who is down can lift > > > >them > > > > > up and help them make it through the day. > > > > > > > > > > 2. A destructive word to someone who is down can be > > > > > what it takes to kill them. Be careful of what you > > > > > say. Speak life to those who cross your path. > > > > > > > > > > The power of words ... it is sometimes hard to > > > > > understand that an encouraging word can go such a > > > >long > > > > > way. Anyone can speak words that tend to rob another > > > > > of the spirit to continue in difficult times. > > > > > > > > > > Special is the individual who will take the time > > > > > to encourage another. Be special to others. Send > > > >this > > > > > to someone you like. > > > > > > > > > > I DID. > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________________ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------