THE DEAF FROG
My friend, Dr. Deepak, used to always tell this story to our young ones… especially on the Certification day, as his parting message. Today, I remembered him, and his story, with a lot of freshness. Once, in a town, all the frogs decided to hold a competition among them. The challenge: to see who would be able to climb the tallest tower in the town! When the day of the competition arrived, the people from the town came to the spot to witness the great spectacle. When they saw the tiny creatures – the feeble-looking frogs – near the town’s gigantic tower, all set to climb, they all became cynical and cried, “Silly fools! They can’t!” And, gun-shot went up in the air. The race began… As the frogs tried desperately to climb, and fast, the spectators began to scream hysterically, “You fool, you can’t,”… “Give up, you silly creatures… Go home!” When the little frogs heard the cry of the mob around, they got discouraged and di...