The Elephant Rope

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 nearby 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?

So make an attempt to grow further....nothing can stop you...except you...

"YOUR ATTEMPT MAY FAIL, BUT NEVER