A gentleman was walking through an elephant camp, and he spotted that the elephants weren’t being kept in cages or held by chains. All that was holding them back from escaping the camp was a small piece of rope tied to one of their legs.
As the man gazed upon the elephants, he was completely confused as to why the elephants didn’t just use their strength to break the rope and escape the camp. They could easily have done so, but instead, they didn’t try at all.
Curious and wanting to know the answer, he asked a trainer nearby.
The trainer replied:
“When they were very young and much smaller, we used the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it was 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.”
The only reason that the elephants weren’t breaking free from the camp was that over time they adopted the belief that it just wasn’t possible. Had they tried atleast once to break free from the ropes that restricted them, their life would have been different.
The super-power in each one of us are unique. We are what we believe. No matter how much the world tries to hold you back, always continue with the belief that what you want to achieve is possible. Believing you can become successful is the most important step in actually achieving it.
