The Parable Of The Boiled Frog: Be Wary Of The Small Changes That Will Stifle Your Growth
Wake up to the time you are given…
Who doesn’t love a parable, a short, pithy, didactic story, that explicitly, and easily gets a message across?
Many years ago I had a cookbook titled, The Galloping Gourmet. In this book the author suggested that the best way to cook lobster was to put it in a pan of tepid water, allowing the lobster to become at one with his environment, and gradually increase the temperature until the poor creature is so accustomed to the heat, he falls asleep and is subsequently cooked.
I lost my taste for lobster after that.
A similar story is perpetuated in the personal development industry, but in this case, the victim is a frog. It poses the question of what would happen if you were to put a frog into boiling water. No prizes for guessing that the frog would just jump out!
However, if we put him into some tepid water, the story might play out differently. He will feel quite comfortable in his surrounds. Consequently, he will stay there, and even if the water temperature is very slowly adjusted, the frog will be so relaxed in his environment that his energy will dissipate, he won’t notice his danger, and he will stay.
