Rosemead Kiwanis Club
"Serving the Community Since 1945"
FAX OF
LIFE
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Rosemead Kiwanis Club "Serving the Community Since 1945" |
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FAX OF LIFE
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The Fax of Life
A weekly inspiration, courtesy of the Kiwanis Club of Scott's Valley
(distributed free by the Kiwanis Club of Rosemead, CA - rosemeadkiwanis.org )
April 13, 2008 Volume 13, Number 29
FROGS
Honestly, no one in crowd really believed that the tiny
frogs would reach the top of the tower. You heard statements
such as, "Oh, WAY too difficult!!"
Or, "They will NEVER make it to
the top."
Or, "Not a chance that they will
succeed. The tower is too high!"
The tiny frogs began collapsing,
one by one. Except for those, who in a fresh tempo, were
climbing higher and higher.
The crowd continued to yell, "It is too difficult!!! No one will make it!"
More tiny frogs got tired and
gave up.
But ONE continued higher and higher and higher. This one wouldn't give up!
At the end everyone else had
given up climbing the tower except for the one tiny frog
who, after a big effort, was the only one who reached the
top!
Then all of the other tiny frogs wanted to know how this frog managed to do it. A contestant asked the tiny frog how he had found the strength to succeed and reach the goal. It turned out that the winner was DEAF!
The wisdom of this story is: Never listen to negative or
pessimistic voices because they take your most wonderful
dreams and wishes away from you, the ones you have in your
heart. Remember that words are powerful - everything you
hear and read will affect your actions. Therefore, always be
positive. And when people tell you that you can't fulfill
your dreams, become DEAF.
Instead, think in your heart, "God and I can do this!"
ONE can make a difference. Are you the ONE?
--- courtesy Kiwanis International
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. All of its Clubs are community service clubs.
The Kiwanis Club of Scott's Valley normally meets at the Heavenly Café in Scott's Valley, CA, on Wednesdays at 7 am - see the Scott's Valley Kiwanis website @ http://svkiwanis.org for details; The Kiwanis Club of Rosemead normally meets on Thursdays at 12:10 in Rosemead, CA - see the Rosemead Kiwanis website @ http://rosemeadkiwanis.org for confirmation and directions. Visitors are welcome to join meetings of either club anytime.
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Neither the Scott's Valley or Rosemead Kiwanis Clubs make any representations as to the accuracy of quotes or actions attributed to named individuals; material selected for the Fax of Life comes from a variety of sources and is chosen based solely on its presumed inspirational value to readers.