Twenty Froggies -BY GEORGE COOPER Twenty froggies went to school
Down beside a rushy pool
Twenty little coats of green,
Twenty vests all white and clean.
“We must be in time,” said they,
“First we study, then we play”
That is how we keep the rule,
When we froggies go to school.”
Master Bull-frog, brave and stern,
Called his classes in their turn,
Taught them how to nobly strive,
Also how to leap and dive.
Taught them how to dodge a blow,
From the sticks that bad boys throw.
Twenty froggies grew up fast
Bull-frogs they became at last.
Polished in a high degree,
As each froggie ought to be.
Now they sit on other logs,
Teaching other little frogs.
Later on, while still in the primary school, I had read the story of the Frog Prince.Thereafter, in the secondary school,I had seen the dissection of a frog in our school’s biology lab.Poor creature !!
I had thought then that perhaps I would not have any further association with this creature in my future career.However,I was wrong.
When I did my PGDBM way back in 1979 I had studied something about change in life which is a constant feature.We were told to learn to adapt ourselves to such changes.Again I had mistakenly thought that it was the end of the Frog chapter of my life,but no,it again re-surfaced in my life after my retirement in 2009 when I took up a few teaching assignments in a few Management institutions.Here then is the story …..
While discussing the subject of resistance to change etc in one of my MBA classes, I came across the common story of the boiling frog.It is called the boiling frog syndrome. I did a little research on it and here are a few pointers to this topic :
The boiling frog story is a widespread anecdote describing a frogslowly being boiled alive. The premise is that if a frog is placed in boiling water, it will jump out, but if it is placed in cold water that is slowly heated, it will not perceive the danger and will be cooked to death.
The story is often used as a metaphorfor the inability of people to react to significant changes that occur gradually.
According to contemporary biologists the premise of the story is not literally true; an actual frog submerged and gradually heated will jump out. However, a variety of 19th century research experiments suggested that the underlying premise is true, provided the heating is gradual enough.
2.The Boiling Frog Syndrome by- Steven Yates
Quote : My father drew my attention to Ric Edelman’s financial planning website,which has a wealth of information and strategies on the subject.While exploring the site I ran across what Edelman called the Boiling Frog Syndrome.
He introduced the idea to explain how the American public has come to accept a certain amount of inflation as normal, despite the ease of producing sound arguments that inflation works against our best efforts to plan and build wealth over the long term.
Here is Edelman’s account of the Boiling Frog Syndrome: “If you throw a frog into a pot of boiling water, he’ll jump out. But if you place a frog into a pot of lukewarm water and slowly turn up the heat, it will boil to death. And so it is with inflation. We’ve grown accustomed to inflation over the past 25 years,but that doesn’t mean we don’t continue to be hurt by its effect.” Unquote.
3.Control Your Destiny or Someone Else Will-
4.THE BOILING FROG -by Daniel Quinn :
And with this,I end my tryst with the frogs,till my next birth ,hopefully, not as a FROG in a village well !! Croak ! Croak !!
Well, before I sign off,here is a favourite frog situation of mine : Two frogs fell into a bowl of cream. One didn’t panic, he relaxed and drowned. The other kicked and struggled so much that the cream turned to butter and he walked out !
And last, but not the least, let us not be like the frog in a well :”We think too small,like the frog at the bottom of the well,who thinks that the sky is only as big as the top of the well.If he surfaced,he would have an entirely different view.” (Mao Tse Tung)

Diwali is near..
Author: Jatinder Pal Singh Broca Oct 30diwali aa rahi hai…
aaj subah galli mein jhadoo maarney waali bai
ney mujhey “uncle ji, namastey “ bulaaee
waisey to woh yada kada hi dikhti hai galli mein
aaj achanak aisaa kya huaa ki woh thodi si muskraee
...oh,firr mere dill mein yeh khyaal aata hai,ki diwali nazdeek hai aayee !
arrey, hamara daakiya bhi kall teen lifafey hath mein pakda gaya
aur “lo sahib aapki daak” kehta huaa,muskraa gaya,
waisey tau hamari daak woh padosi key wahan faink jaata hai,
achanak aisaa kya ho gaya ki woh itna achcha ho gaya ....oh,firr mujh anadi ko dhyaan aaya,ki diwali ka tyohaar,nazdeek hai aaya !
lagta hai saarey public ki sewa karney waalon ka mood badal gaya hai,
har ek ka swabhaav,maano ek dumm badal saa gaya hai,
kachra uthaaney wala, news paper fainknein wala,
gutter saaf karney wala, colony ka pehredaar,raat mein
”jaagtey raho” keh karr so jaaney wala,
harr ek saamney miltey hi, namastey,uncle ji,kehtaa aur muskraata hai,
achcha lagtaa hai,dill ko,
parr dimaag sochta reh jaata,
kaash aisaa har roz, harr din hota tau kitna pyaar duniya mein chhaa jaata,
...parr,firr,mere dill mein yeh khyaal aata hai ki diwali ka mausam saal mein ek baar aata hai !
jabb yeh dinn pass aata hai,
yeh harr bandda,ya sewak,
sewa ki baksheesh,yaa inaam chahta hai,
aao kuchch inko dey karr
inki khushi mein kuchch badhotri karr dein,
itni daayan si mehngaii mein,
iss diwali mein thodi si roshni bharr dein !
duss kaa note do gey tau,
naak-bhavein sikodein gey,
bees kaa do gey tau
thoda letey huey hichkichayen gey
pachaas kaa pakdaao gey tau
salaam maarengey,seesh nivaaen gey,
aur agar khuley dill sey,
sau ka patta dey diya, biwi ko poochchey binaa
tau aap key saarey pariwaar ko diwali ki lakh
khushiyon ki duaa dey karr
agley gharr ko bhaag jaayen gey !
aao kuchch aisaa karein uppaey
ki inn gareebon ki bhi sach-mooch
ek yadgaar diwali bann jaaye .
mithaee hum thodi kumm khayein,
pataakey kuchch kumm jalaayein,
parr kuchch inn ko dill sey baant karr
hamari aaney waali diwali ko
iss saal thodi si mazey-daar banaayein !!
Literal Translation :
Diwali is near…
This morning, the woman who sweeps our colony’s lanes,
Said :” Namastey, Uncle ji ” as I was going somewhere.
Mostly, she is not seen sweeping our ever dirty lanes.
What has happened to her and why that wee smile?
Then, I suddenly remembered, oh, Diwali is near!
Yesterday our postman personally delivered three letters to me.
“Sir, here is your important daak of today,” said he and smiled away.
Normally, he just deposits our letters at the neighbour’s and vice versa.
What has happened to him, how has he changed for the better ?
Then, I suddenly remembered, oh, Diwali is near!
The mood of all these people who serve us,
Has apparently changed
Surprisingly, their behaviour too!
The garbage disposal boy, the news paper guy,
The sanitary department worker and even
The night watchman who sleeps while on duty
After keeping us awake with shouts of ‘Jaagtey Raho’*,
Each one of them on meeting me, says:
“Namastey Uncle ji” and then smiles!
My heart is filled with happiness,
But then my brain keeps thinking,
How much happier would the world be
If this happened every single day!
Then, I suddenly remember, oh, Diwali is near
And it comes, just only once in a year!
As this day comes closer,
Each of these service providers,
Hopes for some reward, mostly cash.
Let’s give them all something
And add a wee bit extra to their happiness.
During these days of high inflation and price-rise
Let’s add some brightness to their lives.
A ten rupee note will raise their brows!
And twitch their noses!
A twenty rupee note,
They will unwillingly accept.
A fifty rupee note will get you salutes and bows,
But a hundred (without your wife’s knowledge),
Will bring forth salutations of“Happy Diwali”
to all your family lakhs of times
Before they elatedly move to the next house!
Come let us do something
For these poor service providers
And make for them this Diwali
A festival worth remembering.
Let’s consume lesser sweets
And let’s burst fewer crackers.
Instead give them some thing voluntarily,
To bring smiles into their lives,
And in turn, make our coming Diwali,
Full of meaning and joy!!
(* Keep Awake)
A Happy Diwali to You All !!