Living in a Well
Just now I posted a story of a frog who lived in a shallow well. If you have not read it, I kindly advise you to read it now as this post is based on the story.
So, in short, the frog is very happy and comfortable with his current life.
He lives in a very comfortable home, he never lack food, he can do anything that he wanted to do, all available in his well. He is the lord of the well.
But the frog forgot one thing.
There is an ocean outside of the well.
The sea turtle reminded the frog, “The greatest happiness is to live in the Sea.”
It is full of wonders, beauty and everything else. The happiness to see the beauty of the sea worth more than 100000000000x the value of the well.
Yes the ocean of life is full of ‘sharks’. But it is also an ocean of opportunity.
By taking the risk or even by directly experiencing those danger you will earn your life lessons. If you never fall again, you will soon forget how to rise.
Staying in the well will make you comfortable, but it will stop you from learning and growing.
So the question is,
“Will you live in your well forever?“
Have an awesome life!
Andrew
Read MoreThe Frog in The Shallow Well
Once upon a time, a sea turtle came upon a frog that lived in an old abandoned well. Upon seeing the turtle, the frog boasted:
“I am so happy!” cried the frog, “When I go out, I jump about on the railing around the edge of the well.
When I come home, I rest in the holes inside the wall of the well.
If I jump into the water, it comes all the way up to my armpits and I can float on my belly.
If I walk in the mud, it covers up my flippered feet.
I look around at the wriggly worms, crabs, and tadpoles, and none of them can compare with me.
I am lord of this well and I stand tall here. My happiness is great.
My dear sir, why don’t you come more often and look around my place?”
Before the turtle from the Sea could get its left foot in the well, its right knee got stuck. It hesitated and retreated. The turtle told the frog about the Sea.
“Even a distance of a thousand miles cannot give you an idea of the sea’s width; even a height of a thousand meters cannot give you an idea of its depth.
In the time of the great floods, the waters in the sea did not increase. During the terrible droughts, the waters in the sea did not decrease.
The sea does not change along with the passage of time and its level does not rise or fall according to the amount of rain that falls. The greatest happiness is to live in the Sea.”
After listening to these words, the frog of the shallow well was shocked into realization of his own insignificance and became very ill at ease.