This is a nice one, Fatou. Johan Cruijff, the great
Dutch footballer is credited with saying that "There is always an advantage in
discouragement" and I think that is exactly what your piece is saying. I hope
some people will learn a lesson from it. Furthermore, the story fully interprets
your intro.
Cheers
Prince
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Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2000 9:59
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Subject: power of the tongue
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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.
> >
>
>
> >
> >
> >
>
>_______________________________________________________
>
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