An elephant can lift in excess of a ton of weight with just its trunk. Still
an elephant is conditioned to stay in one place with a weak rope and a
stake. Only a small rope tied to its front leg holds an elephant. No chains,
no cages. It is obvious that the elephant can, at anytime, break away from
its bonds but for some reason, it does not. The reason is that, when the
elephant is a baby and much smaller, it is tied to a strong chain and strong
tree. The baby is weak but the chain and tree are strong. The baby is not
used to being tied, so it keeps tugging and pulling the chain, in vain. A
day comes when it realizes that all the tugging and pulling will not help
and it gives up, thinking that it cannot break away from the bond. It stops
and stands still.
And when the baby elephant becomes the mighty giant elephant, he is tied
with a weak rope and a small stake. The elephant could with one tug, walk
away free, but it goes nowhere because it has been conditioned to believe
that it cannot break away. It believes that the rope can still hold it, so
it never tries to break free.
REFLECTION: Like the elephants, we also go through life hanging onto a
belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once
before. We are also being held back by old beliefs and avoid trying
something new because of a limiting belief about ourselves. At times, we are
also held back by someone else's limiting beliefs about ourselves. Whatever
we can conceive and believe, we can achieve. .
Clarity of mind, due application, adequate skills, focus on goal and lot of
initiative are the means for accomplishing things.
an elephant is conditioned to stay in one place with a weak rope and a
stake. Only a small rope tied to its front leg holds an elephant. No chains,
no cages. It is obvious that the elephant can, at anytime, break away from
its bonds but for some reason, it does not. The reason is that, when the
elephant is a baby and much smaller, it is tied to a strong chain and strong
tree. The baby is weak but the chain and tree are strong. The baby is not
used to being tied, so it keeps tugging and pulling the chain, in vain. A
day comes when it realizes that all the tugging and pulling will not help
and it gives up, thinking that it cannot break away from the bond. It stops
and stands still.
And when the baby elephant becomes the mighty giant elephant, he is tied
with a weak rope and a small stake. The elephant could with one tug, walk
away free, but it goes nowhere because it has been conditioned to believe
that it cannot break away. It believes that the rope can still hold it, so
it never tries to break free.
REFLECTION: Like the elephants, we also go through life hanging onto a
belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once
before. We are also being held back by old beliefs and avoid trying
something new because of a limiting belief about ourselves. At times, we are
also held back by someone else's limiting beliefs about ourselves. Whatever
we can conceive and believe, we can achieve. .
Clarity of mind, due application, adequate skills, focus on goal and lot of
initiative are the means for accomplishing things.