Don’t Let Your Beliefs Bind You.

A young man was walking past some elephants and noticed to his amazement that they were held in place by nothing more than a mere rope. Now it was clearly obvious that that these elephants could break free from these bonds at anytime, yet they did not. The young man then spotted the trainer and approached him. He asked the trainer why is it that these magnificent creatures just stood there without making an attempt to break free.

“Well”, the trainer said, “when they are very young and much smaller we use the same rope to tie them, and at that age, it is enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe that they cannot break free. They believe that the rope can still hold them, so they never try and break free.” The young man was amazed. These animals obviously had the potential to break free from their bonds at anytime, but because they believed they couldn’t they were stuck where they were. These powerful and enormous creatures’ abilities were limited by nothing more than their minds.

How many of us, like these elephants, are bound to our situation by the ropes of our beliefs, beliefs that we are not good enough, strong enough, intelligent enough, that we are not worthy enough. Maybe we tried something in the past and failed at it, and now believe that we can never accomplish it. How many of us don’t try something new because of what we believe or perceive we can’t.

So, let us break free from our bonds and live our lives without fear, regret. For a life lived in fear is a life half lived.

“Your attempt may fail, but NEVER fail to make an attempt”

To Your Success.

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