Friday, August 06, 2010

Tied to a Rope ...

I recently came across a very interesting article. It was a simple observation in day-to-day life; yet made so much sense out of it.

Read on:

Failed Once- Failed Forever!!

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 don't believe we can do it?"

Doesn't this apply to human beings as well?. We don't do many things because we have a pre-defined mindset towards certain things, and we don't even try to break free out of it.

Do you ever have a feeling of having a limited horizon for your dreams and lifestyle, just because the way you are brought up??.

I have thought about this thingy so many times, especially after coming here. I got to meet so many new people from different parts of India, and for that matter of the world. Everyone was so different. Their thinking pattern, their ideology, their philosophy, their maturity, the way they react to a particular situation, the fear-factor... all such small things vary so much person to person, country to country...

We all are basically same human beings consisting of same flesh and blood and brain. Then why are we so different?.

I guess it's all in mind.

44 comments:

Another person who likes thinking about stuff like this. said...

Vivek... I had your blog saved from long ago and decided to read all my friends' blogs tonight while taking a break from studying. You finally posted again!!!! :)

I enjoyed the article... genius analogy. I would agree with your points. All of us definitely are preconditioned... from our culture, upbringings, experiences, etc. It's just so hard to risk venturing outside the comfort zone! Its hard because the other side of that comfort zone is a world of unknown, and unknown causes fear. Fear of... what if you risk it all and it wasn't worth it? You'd lose it all.

I've had this thought so many times, especially in the past few years and the past few months. I often have questions about life, which I know I won't ever get an answer, because I will never go there, and in fact, I don't even want to know the answer.

Everything is just so complicated -- because like you said and I totally agree -- it's all in the mind. :)

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