Bhagavan Ramakrishna's short stories - Frog in the well

Bhagavan Ramakrishna's short stories - Frog in the well

BHAGAVAN RAMAKRISHNA'S SHORT STORIES

Frog in the well

A frog was born in a well and also grew up there.   One day, a frog from the sea came jumped into the well.  The frog in the well seeing an intruder asked where from the frog has come.   It replied that it had come from a sea.   The frog from the well asked the intruder also how big was the sea?    "Very big", answered the sea frog.   The frog from the well, spread the legs widely and asked whether the sea was that big.    "No, no, it is too big",  said the sea frog.   To this, the frog in the well jumped from one end of well to the other and asked the sea frog whether the sea was that big.    The sea frog replied - Friend, how could a well be equal to that of a Sea.   It was many many times bigger than the well.  The frog in the well thought the sea frog was lying and that there can be no bigger thing than the well in this world, where it had born and lived.   The sea frog was a liar and he should be driven away from the well.
The case of a person without a broad mind also is like this only.       He thinks his views and experiences are the best in the world and is not prepared to hear the other persons view, thinking they would not have had the best of experiences like him.