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 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?
It
has been said throughout history that what ever you believe, with
conviction, you can achieve. Don't be like the poor elephant and go
through your life stuck because of a limiting belief you were given or
developed years ago. Take charge of your life and live it to the
fullest. You deserve the best!
Moral: Failure is part of learning; we should never give up the struggle in life.