A Frog in the well . . . .

. . . He knows not of the great sea

The Japanese have a saying, 

"A frog in the well knows not of the great sea" . 

There are many frogs in the well, I see them in all aspects of my life.These folks know not of the great sea of knowledge but, they are content to evaluate events in their life, and in yours and mine, based solely on their past personal experiences and their personal beliefs. I know you have met many poor little frogs in your life. These frogs are happy to believe in what they know and see. Never imagining that the world holds a treasure chest of thoughts and ideas unknown in their world. If one could scale the well walls and venture to the great unknown sea, their world would become new and wonderful, once again. But, frogs never attempt to climb the walls. They are happy in their well and life is manageable and serene. Seems to me that their world is complete, compact and do-able. Why would they ever want to step into the sea, knowing not how deep the water is. The sea is in constant change, from calm cooling and soothing to violent and vengeful. Isn't knowledge the same? What we don't know is calm. When we discover a new idea, thought or a what if question, we can then apply that knowledge to all aspects of our personal lives. Like the raging ocean, we wash away the old once held truths and begin to see the world in a new and exciting light. For you see my friend, the well walls are only in our mind.

Here! Let me throw you a rope. I will hold this end and you pull yourself out of the well.

There, that wasn't so hard.

The view outside our little "living in the well world" is quite exquisite!

Don't you agree?