ISM,

        What a wonderful story!!! The message is so well taken. Words can
kill in some situations.

        Thanks, you made my day

P.S. from an uninformed Southern goya, what is "Shanah Tovah?

Bobby


>I received this from a family member and thought others may benefit.
>
>Given the current deaths and resurrections of my computer, I'll now wish
>those who celebrate the Jewish New Year health, happiness, good fortune, and
>safety from anti-Semite assassins.
>
>Shanah Tovah,
>
>Steve
>
>-----Original Message-----
>Sent: Sunday, September 05, 1999 11:09 AM
>
>Subject: Shanah Tovah to y'all
>
>
>Subject: Thought for the day...
>
>A group of frogs were traveling through the woods.  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 two frogs that they were as
>good as dead.
>
>The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit with
>all of their might.  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 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 just die. He jumped even harder and finally made it out.
>
>When he got out, the other frogs said, "Did you not hear us?"  The frog
>(reading the frogs lips) explained to them that he was deaf. He thought
>they were encouraging him the entire time....
>
>Story 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 tends
>to rob another of the spirit to continue in difficult times.
>
>Special is the individual who will take the time to encourage another.
>Pass this on to someone you like.  I did.
>
>
>Shanah Tovah,