It's called Mindset!!
As my friend was passing the elephants, he 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.
My friend saw a trainer nearby and asked why these beautiful,
magnificent animals just stood there and made no attempt to
getaway.
"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."
My friend 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? So make an attempt to grow further....
Why shouldn't we try it again?
"YOUR ATTEMPT MAY FAIL, BUT NEVER FAIL TO MAKE AN ATTEMPT."
(Thanks to L Gunawardena for forwarding this e-mail to me)
As my friend was passing the elephants, he 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.
My friend saw a trainer nearby and asked why these beautiful,
magnificent animals just stood there and made no attempt to
getaway.
"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."
My friend 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? So make an attempt to grow further....
Why shouldn't we try it again?
"YOUR ATTEMPT MAY FAIL, BUT NEVER FAIL TO MAKE AN ATTEMPT."
(Thanks to L Gunawardena for forwarding this e-mail to me)
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