It's Called Mindset!
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."
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