A farmer came into
town and asked the owner of a restaurant if he could use a
million frog legs. The restaurant owner was shocked and asked
the man where he could get so many frog legs! The farmer
replied, "There is a pond near my house that is full of
frogs - millions of them. They croak all during the night and
are about to drive me crazy!"
So the restaurant
owner and the farmer made an agreement that the farmer would
deliver frogs to the restaurant five hundred at a time for the
next several weeks. The first week, the farmer returned to the
restaurant looking rather sheepish, with two scrawny little frogs.
The restaurant owner said, "Well...where are all the
frogs?" The farmer said, "I was mistaken. There were
only these two frogs in the pond. But they sure were making a lot
of noise!"
Next time you hear
somebody criticizing or making fun of you, remember it's probably
just a couple of noisy frogs. Also, remember that problems always
seem bigger in the dark. Have you ever laid in your bed at night
worrying about things which seem almost overwhelming like a
million frogs croaking? Chances are pretty good that when the
morning comes, and you take a closer look, you'll wonder what all
the fuss was about.