Train the elephant while he is young, for he will never forget. At least, thats how this story goes that I heard in India.

When an elephant is very young and small, their trainer ties them to a tree with a thick rope.

The baby elephant struggles and struggles but is not strong enough.

Soon the elephant learns that his strength is no match for the rope.

He accepts his faith, gives up and gets used to the idea that this rope can hold him.

As the elephant grows, even a simple string is enough to hold himwithout resistance. He dares not struggle, rememberingthe ropethat he could not break many years ago.

Though the string hasno chance of holding the elephant, he does not realize that: he has convinced himself that itis stronger than him, and he never even tries.

For many people, the failure from past events is what they remember. The memory of weakness, of not beingstrong enough stopsthem from even attempting to overcomechallenges in their lives, eventhough their strength is much stronger now.

They never forget and just like the elephant who will not try tobreak the string, theyshy away from challenges in their lives that they could overcome if they would only try.

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