A Perception Parable
Once upon a time there was a very handsome and proud bullfrog that lived on a lily pad in the middle of a large silver lake.
He was known throughout all the land as the frog with the prettiest skin and the most beautiful eyes and he was very proud of both.
He was very careful about the way he looked. He would never venture out onto his pad until he was sure he looked his best with the perfect bow tie to match his mood.
This frog was looked up to by many of the other frogs in the lake because he always knew the right thing to say. They admired and envied his wide mouthed grin.
All the lady frogs adored him. They loved to stare into his large, lovely, blue-green eyes and imagine that he loved them the most. They felt very lucky when he would invite them over at night to dance with him on his lily pad while he sang gentle songs into their ears.
However, when he was alone, which wasn’t very often, he would practice his favorite sport of jumping.
Of course, all frogs love to jump. But this frog was especially happy when he could jump alone at night on his own pad.
He was sure that someday it would bring him all the attention he desired.
However, until then, he did it because it always made him feel wonderful. He would crouch as low as he could and with all the power that he could muster, push off into the night; leaping for the moon and sailing through the sky.
One night as he jumped he saw an awesome sight…..
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BECA LEWIS coaches, teaches, writes blogs and books, plays with art, and is addicted to reading. She lives in Ohio with her husband and has kids and grandkids scattered across the country.
