The 'frog hot water story' is often used as a metaphor. It's about how if you put a frog in boiling water, it will immediately jump out. But if you put it in cold water and gradually heat the water up, the frog will stay in the water until it's cooked. It's used to illustrate how people can slowly adapt to bad situations without realizing the danger until it's too late.
The 'frog hot water story' basically tells us a story about a frog. Usually, it shows that a frog put directly into hot water will react strongly and try to escape. However, when placed in cold water which is then heated slowly, the frog fails to recognize the danger as the temperature rises gradually and ends up getting cooked. This story can be seen as a metaphor for how humans might not notice small, incremental negative changes around them until it's too late.
I'm not entirely sure specifically which 'hot water bottle missionary story' you're referring to. There could be various stories related to missionaries where a hot water bottle might play a role, perhaps in a situation where it was used to provide comfort in a difficult or cold environment during missionary work.
Sure. A frog is put in water. The water is heated slowly. The frog doesn't jump out and gets boiled because it doesn't notice the slow change in temperature.
From the 'frog hot water story', we learn that we should not be complacent when changes occur slowly. We need to be vigilant and not let small, incremental negative changes go unnoticed. For example, in a business, if costs are slowly increasing but not being noticed, it could lead to big problems later. Also, in personal relationships, small annoyances that build up gradually can lead to a breakdown if not addressed early.
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