| How small is YOUR rope? |
|
(from the net)
Breaking Free
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?
|
|
Posted by Traveler on 2008-04-24 05:23:57 | Rating: | Views: 65
|
