Believe in yourself....

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 there 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 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.”

The man 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 failed at it once before?

This story was read to me when I was 12 years old; at that age it helped me get an A+ in Mathematics as I always believed I was not a number friendly student. It was then deep seeded in my subconscience and had helped me many a times to find out solutions than to give up. But I realised that this little story has the power that pulled me through all thick and thin. Had I been hostage to the facts of diabetese, I would not have lived a normal life, made babies, danced endlessly and ate fine food. Had I believed the weakness of being a lonely woman in a man dominated society essenced by mean interpretations of faith, I would have lost the pride of raising two fine little boys and the joy of their laughters. So to all of you, the living souls out there , no matter how hard life treats you, step out of your comfort zone, believe in your uniqueness and live a fuller and brighter life.

The ground coffee beans are unique. After they are exposed to the boiling water, they change the water and create something new, something more desirable, more acceptable, more useful than just being coffee beans lying in a bottle.

Failure is part of learning; we should never give up the struggle in life.When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? In life, things happen around us, things happen to us, but the only thing that truly matters is what happens within us.the surest way to make more of your life is to become more aware of what’s in you- and to expand your definition of what’s possible.I’ve truly come to believe that if we can find the courage to do the things that make us feel most alive, we do not only do ourselves a favor but the world a favor too.

Till we meet again, Stay true to your deepest values and best ideals:)

Blessings be with you and your families  :)