The great thing about this story,
it is so easy to digest. The story that I’m talking about is so powerful and
inspirational that many of them really do get you thinking and even leaves you
speechless at times.
A gentleman was walking through an
elephant camp, and he saw an elephants weren’t being kept in cages or held by
the use of chains.
All that was holding them back from
escaping the camp, was a small piece of rope tied to one of their legs.
As the man gazed upon the
elephants, he was completely confused as to why the elephants didn’t just use
their strength to break the rope and escape the camp.
They could easily have done so, but
instead they didn’t try to at all. He
was so curious and wanting to know the answer, he asked a trainer nearby why
the elephants were just standing there and never tried to escape.
The Trainer Replied;
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.
The only reason that the elephants
weren’t breaking free and escaping from the camp was because over time they were
adopted the belief that it just wasn’t possible.
Moral of the story:
No matter how much the world tries
to hold you back, always continue with the belief that what you want to achieve
is possible. Believing you can become successful is the most important step in
actually achieving it.
