As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact these huge creatures were being held by only a thin rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no (cage). It was obvious that the elephants could, at any time, break away from their bonds. But for some reason, they did not.
He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these elephants just stood there and made no attempt (get) away. "Well, " the trainer said, "when they are very young and much (small), we use the same size rope to tie them, and at that age, it's enough to hold them. As they grow up, they (condition) to believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can still hold them, they never try to break free."
The man was amazed. These elephants could at any time break free from their bonds but because they (believe) they couldn't, they were stuck right where they were.
Like the elephants, how many of us go through life (hang) onto the belief that we cannot do something, (simple) because we failed in it once before?
(fail) is part of learning. We should never give up the struggle in life.
