When an elephant is young, its owners tie it by a chain to a little peg driven into the ground. Despite its best effort and much to its annoyance, the baby elephant is not able to pull the peg off the ground & free itself. After few weeks of trying, it gives up trying and its mind is conditioned to the fact that it is impossible to free it. Even as it grows bigger & stronger, it still thinks it will not be able to free itself and never tries it again.
Are you in the same situation as the baby elephant? Some things you were not able to achieve earlier for whatever reason seem now impossible and you have given up trying? Is you mind “conditioned” like the baby elephant's that you will never be able to uproot the peg?
PS: do you remember the Baby Elephant tune from the late 60s movie HATARI?
Let us look at another situation
The weight of the anchor of the ship in relation to the weight of the ship is quite insignificant. Yet the ship's anchor can hold even a fully loaded ship from moving ahead. Are there small things in your life which are holing you back from progressing? Sometimes habits, addiction, your friends or relatives can be a hindrance. Do a self examination, identify & overcome the obstacles in your life which are weighing you down and which are holding you back.
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