The Elephant and The Rope...

Here is an interesting anecdote I found online...
Thought why not share it...
"As I was passing the elephants, I 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 their bonds but for some reason, they did not.

I saw a trainer near by and asked why these 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."

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?"

Impossible is that rope... Impossible is nothing!... Realize your potential
- give it a break!... ...