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A man walking through an elephant camp was surprised to find that the elephants weren't being kept in cages or held by chains. All that was holding them back from running away from the camp was a small piece of rope— it was just to one of their legs.
As the man looked at the elephants, he couldn't understand it. Why didn't the elephants just use their power to break the rope and run away?
Wanting to know the , he asked a trainer nearby why it was so.
"When they were very young and much smaller, we used the same size of rope to tie them, and at that age, it was enough them. As they grew up, they still believed that they couldn't break away. Even now, they believe the rope can still control them, so they have the courage to try to break free, "the trainer answered.
The man was . These animals were able to break away from the rope whenever they wanted, but it was only because over time, they believed that it was just .
How many of us go through life like the elephants—believing that it was beyond (超越) our to do something only because we failed once or some times before?
Failure is part of . If we fail at something, we can still get something from it. Failure in the past doesn't mean we can never in the future. We should keep on trying with confidence even after we have experienced failures in life.
