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Funny Jokes & Inspirational Stories » Motivation http://www.funnyfunnyjokes.org Inspire, motivate and have fun Sat, 21 May 2011 04:30:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 The chained Elephants – Motivational Story http://www.funnyfunnyjokes.org/2011/05/20/the-elephant-mindset-motivational-story/ http://www.funnyfunnyjokes.org/2011/05/20/the-elephant-mindset-motivational-story/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 04:30:06 +0000 Admin http://www.funnyfunnyjokes.org/?p=4726

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As my friend was passing by 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 the ropes they were tied to but for some reason, they did not. My friend saw a trainer nearby and asked why these beautiful, magnificent animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away.

“Well,” he 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.” My friend 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.

Moral
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? So make an attempt to grow further. Why shouldn’t we try it again?

Your attempt may fail, but never fail to make an attempt

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CHOOSE not to accept the false boundaries and limitations created by the past.

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There is a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. He was being interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him why he thought he was able to be so much more creative than the average person. What set him so far apart from others?

He responded that, in his opinion, it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred when he was about two years old. He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor” a veritable sea of milk!

When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of yelling at him, giving him a lecture, or punishing him, she said, Ahmad, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have rarely seen such a huge puddle of milk. Well, the damage has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?

Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, You know, Ahmad, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge, a towel, or a mop. Which do you prefer? He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilled milk.

His mother then said, You know, what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Lets go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it. The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without

dropping it. What a wonderful lesson!

Moral

This renowned scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to make mistakes.

Instead, he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new, which is, after all, what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment doesn’t work, we usually learn something valuable from it.

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It is the price of success.

Take time out to think

It is the source of power.

Take time out to play

It is the secret of youth.

Take time out to read

It is the foundation of knowledge.

Take time out to help and enjoy friends

This is the source of happiness.

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