Know when to jump out

 

Imagine, you want to boil a frog.

You can’t put the frog into the hot water directly because as soon as the frog feels the heat, it will jump out.

Then how would one go about it?

Put a frog into a vessel filled with water and start heating the water.

As the temperature of the water begins to rise, the frog adjusts its body temperature accordingly.

The warmth feels good. As the water gets hotter it acts like a steam bath draining away energy and deepening the frog’s relaxation. The frog becomes sleepy and has less and less energy while the water is getting hotter and hotter. By the time the frog realizes its danger, at this point the frog decides to jump out. The water is beginning to boil, and it is too late to take action. There is neither time nor energy left to do anything. Very soon the frog perishes in the boiling water.

WHAT KILLED THE FROG?

Think about it…

I know many of us will say the boiling water. But the truth about what killed the frog was its own inability to decide when to jump out…

Haven’t all of us, at some point in our life, remained in situations that weren’t good for us, that were slowly damaging our body, crippling our mind and stifling our spirit?

Are we paying close attention to what is going on around us or are we allowing ourselves to become complacent, not noticing when the ‘water’ is getting hot?

We all need to adjust with people & situations, but we need to be sure when we need to adjust & when we need to move on. There are times when we need to face the situation and take appropriate actions. If we allow people to exploit us physically, emotionally, financially, spiritually or mentally they will continue to do so.

Keep testing the water, so you can leap before you boil.

KNOW WHEN TO JUMP OUT.