Break your bonds today...a little story

[choudharyneelam]

The Chains of Belief....


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?

[rajeshrathee]

rightly said

u r working hard and searching 4 nice stuff 2 share with all the jatland family.

[baliyansachin]

You are absolutely right Neelam, even after several failures one should not get dishearted. Give a big smile:) to failures and carry on till success is found one day:), that is the right approach towards life:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

[downtoearth]

The Chains of Belief....





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?



really a good story.........

[rekharathee]

The Chains of Belief....


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?





really grtt, practical and thougtful story

everything depends upon our attitude and belief, nothing else matters.

[cooljat]

Neelam, very nice story
I believe attitude is everything,
U can or u cant either way ur right!
our body n mind have infinite ability.

Even my signature says same thing :)

rock on
Jit

[ratheetheraist]

really a good story.........

haan bhai jo rupi ki wahi meri bhi bee.............hahahahkilkii....................; );):D:D

[deepakchoudhry]

The only Limitations there are in life are the Limitations we impose (by our own minds) on ourselves.

The story has a greal moral teaching...that how we do not break out of our own mental conditioning and false perceptions.