Editorial by SHREEPRAKASH SHARMA
Have you ever wondered why an elephant tied to a huge tree
with a very thin rope makes no effort to break it and escape? This inertia of
the elephant is not an anatomical infirmity.
Psychologically, it is the mental block that makes the elephant underestimate
its own immense power, reinforced by some early failures of life.
The inability of the elephant to break free from the fragile rope has a very
interesting story.
A baby elephant is tied to a very thick pole with very thick rope just after
his birth. In the beginning, it tries hard to break the rope and escape but
fails to do so.
A series of such failures serve as the mental block for the elephant, the
repercussions of which continue even when it grows into an adult.
There is yet another interesting anecdote. A scientist placed two fish in a jar
full of water.
Both fish swam all around the jar. One day, the scientist put a piece of
rectangular glass in the jar as a barrier. Now, both the fish could not go
beyond it.
Thus passed a few days. One day, the glass barrier was removed. The scientist
found that both the fish were not able to go beyond the point where the barrier
had been kept earlier.
The saga of human psychology is in no way different from the aforesaid stories
of the elephant and the fish.
We all suffer from phobias. We accept them as our fate and stop trying to go
beyond them. Human mind is the greatest powerhouse of possibilities.
Never give in to failure. Keep trying harder and you would end up reaching the
pinnacle of success that you had once dreamed of.
DISCLAIMER : Views expressed above are the author’s own.
