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As my friend was passing the
elephants, he suddenly stopped,
confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by
only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages.
It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime, break away
from the ropes they were tied to but for some reason, they did not.
My friend saw a trainer nearby and asked why these beautiful,
magnificent animals just stood there and made no attempt
to get away.
”Well,” he said, “when they are
very young and much smaller we use
the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it’s enough to hold
them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot
break away. They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never
try to break free.” My friend was amazed. These animals could at
any time break free from their bonds but because they believed
they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were.
Like the elephants, how many of
us go through life hanging onto a
belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it
once before? So make an attempt to grow further
.... Why shouldn’t we try it again?”
YOUR ATTEMPT MAY FAIL,
BUT NEVER FAIL TO MAKE AN ATTEMPT.” |