Sometimes the situation we find ourselves in seems hopeless and we feel like giving up. This zen story encourages us to keep on going.


The Two Frogs in the Cream


Once upon a time, there were two frogs who spent their days hopping around happily. But, one time, they weren’t careful enough and hopped into a large pot of cream. They were terrified and tried to hop out but to no success.
They couldn’t hold onto the cream, because it was too runny, and they couldn’t jump off of the walls of the pot, because they were far too smooth and slippery. It was very difficult to stay on the surface.


Both frogs knew that they would be stuck forever. A few minutes later, one of the frogs said, ‘That’s it. We can’t escape death anyway, so why try? There’s no point.’ And before he had finished his sentence, he stopped paddling and was swallowed by the white sea of cream.


The other frog had also lost hope to ever make it out alive. But simply giving up – no, he couldn’t do that. No, he wouldn’t let death get him this easily. If he had to die, he would die fighting, right until his last breath. He continued thrashing about and didn’t allow himself to stop. Seconds felt like minutes, and minutes felt like hours. But suddenly, the cream became solid. His relentless movements had turned it into butter, and he could finally jump out.


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