78. Two
Cockroaches
Once, two cockroaches,
which were young and full of energy, lived in a house and played with each
other. Both were energetic and strong but there was a difference between them.
One cockroach was optimistic and always lived in hope, while the other was
pessimistic and lived in despair. One day, they fell into a pot of milk. They
swam and tried to hop out, but, as there was no solid support under their feet,
it was not possible for the cockroaches to hop out from the pot. After some
struggle, the pessimistic cockroach was drowned. On the other hand, the
optimistic cockroach kept on struggling, saying to itself, “It seems difficult
but who knows! Maybe some miracle will occur. If I try a little longer, something
good might happen.” Soon the cockroach was able to climb up the heap of butter
and hopped out of the pot. Positive thinking had saved the life of the
cockroach.
Moral: Nothing is impossible
as long as you don't give up.
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