It's Called Mindset
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 the ropes
they were tied to but for some reason, they did not.
I saw a trainer near by 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."
I 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?
From India, Hyderabad
40As 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 the ropes
they were tied to but for some reason, they did not.
I saw a trainer near by 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."
I 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?
From India, Hyderabad
it's true indeed, many of us, are conditioned in such a way, that we hold onto our stereotypical beliefs, assuming them to be true for our entire life.
but only if we get the courage to break free from those beliefs, then can move forward.
jeene
From India, Bangalore
but only if we get the courage to break free from those beliefs, then can move forward.
jeene
From India, Bangalore
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