The Elephant Rope - Short Stories For Kids

The Elephant Rope - Short Stories For Kids

The Elephant Rope

The Elephant Rope: As a man was passing by elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were only held by a small rope made from their front legs. No chains, no cages. It was clear that elephants could break away from their bonds at any time, but for some reason, they did not.

He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals stood there and made no effort to get away. "Well," said the trainer, "when they are too small and too small we use a similar size rope to tie them, and in that era, it is enough to hold them as if they were Growing up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break. They believe that the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free. "

The man was surprised that these animals could break free from their bonds at any time, but because they believed they could not do so, they were right where they were.
Like elephants, how many of us hang on to the belief that we cannot do anything, simply because we have failed in the past?

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Moral From This Short Stories For Kids The Elephant Rope: Keep Hustling , one day you will do it.