As a man was passing the Elephants, he 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.

He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood and made no attempt to get away.Well, trainer said when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie and at that age, its 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 man was amazed. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds but because the believe they couldnt.

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, simple because we failed at it once before?

Failure is part of learning