When ever you go to a ZOO, did you observe carefully the enclosure where elephant is, most of us don't but you will be surprised to see that this gigantic creature is actually tied to a small wooden post with a rope or a weak chain.
Considering the mighty strength of this animal don't you think that it should easily be able to break free.. But he doesn't even try , You Know Why?
Here is the reason, When it is a baby, it is tied to a strong tree with a strong chain. As the baby is weak ,chain and tree are strong so when ever it tries desperately to tug and pull to free itself , but in vain. So one day it accepts that all that tugging and pulling won't help at all, it stops trying and gives up. So it conditions itself to being tied up. Somewhere in deep down in its mind, the elephant knows that any attempt to break free is futile, so it never attempts it.
So as young children we dream of conquering the world, reaching out for the sky ,fulfilling our dreams and ambitions but a few failures in life and we are convinced that we are powerless against the society.
Moral :- Most of our behavior is also a result of conditioning . Our own beliefs limit our growth.
Considering the mighty strength of this animal don't you think that it should easily be able to break free.. But he doesn't even try , You Know Why?
Here is the reason, When it is a baby, it is tied to a strong tree with a strong chain. As the baby is weak ,chain and tree are strong so when ever it tries desperately to tug and pull to free itself , but in vain. So one day it accepts that all that tugging and pulling won't help at all, it stops trying and gives up. So it conditions itself to being tied up. Somewhere in deep down in its mind, the elephant knows that any attempt to break free is futile, so it never attempts it.
So as young children we dream of conquering the world, reaching out for the sky ,fulfilling our dreams and ambitions but a few failures in life and we are convinced that we are powerless against the society.
Moral :- Most of our behavior is also a result of conditioning . Our own beliefs limit our growth.
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