The document tells a story about a group of tiny turtles who hold a race to climb a very tall tower. The crowd watching doubts that any turtle will reach the top as most start to give up from exhaustion. However, one determined turtle continues climbing and ultimately reaches the top while all the others fail. It is then revealed that the winning turtle was deaf and couldn't hear the negative comments from the crowd saying it was too difficult. The moral of the story is to ignore negative people and doubters, and to stay positive and believe in yourself and your ability to achieve your dreams.

1. By anonymous
The story about the tiny
turtles….
Life’s number 1 lesson

2. There once was a bunch of tiny
turtles...
… who arranged a running competition.

3. The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower.
A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and
cheer on the contestants...

4. The race began...

5. NO ONE in the crowd really believed that the tiny turtles
would reach the top of the tower.
You could hear statements such as:
"Oh, WAY too difficult!!”
“They will NEVER make it to the top"
and
"Not a chance that they will succeed. The tower is too high!"
The tiny turtles began collapsing. One by one...

6. ... except for those who, with a final burst of
energy, were climbing higher
and higher...
The crowd continued to yell
"It is too difficult!!!
No one will make it!"
More tiny turtles got tired and gave
up...

7. ...But ONE continued higher and
higher and higher...
This ONE wouldn’t give up!

8. At the end, everyone else had given up
climbing the tower,
EXCEPT
for the one tiny turtle who after a
big effort was the only one who
reached the top!
THEN all of the other tiny turtles
naturally wanted to know how this
one turtle managed to do it?

9. A contestant asked a tiny turtle
how the one who
had
succeeded, had found the
strength
to reach the goal

10. It turned out...
That the winner was DEAF!!!!

11. The wisdom of this story is:
NEVER listen to other people’s inclinations to be
negative or pessimistic...
because they take your most wonderful dreams
and wishes away from you –
the ones you have in your heart!
Always think of the power words have,
because everything you hear and read will
affect your actions!

12. Therefore, ALWAYS be
POSITIVE!

13. And above all:
Be DEAF when people tell
you that YOU cannot fulfill
YOUR dreams!
Always know and say:
I CAN do this!