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During a momentous battle, a Japanese general decided to attack even though his army was greatly outnumbered. He was confident they would win, but his men were filled with doubt. On the way to the battle, they stopped at a religious shrine. After praying with the men, the general took out a coin and said, "I shall now toss this coin. If it is heads, we shall win. If it is tails we shall lose." "Destiny will now reveal itself." He threw the coin into the air and all watched intently as it landed. It was heads. The soldiers were so overjoyed and filled with confidence that they vigorously attacked the enemy and were victorious. After the battle. a lieutenant remarked to the general, "No one can change destiny." "Quite right," the general replied as he showed the lieutenant the coin, which had heads on both sides.
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During a momentous battle, a Japanese general decided to attack even though his army was greatly outnumbered. He was confident they would win, but his men were filled with doubt. On the way to the battle, they stopped at a religious shrine. After praying with the men, the general took out a coin and said, "I shall now toss this coin. If it is heads, we shall win. If it is tails we shall lose." "Destiny will now reveal itself." He threw the coin into the air and all watched intently as it landed. It was heads. The soldiers were so overjoyed and filled with confidence that they vigorously attacked the enemy and were victorious. After the battle. a lieutenant remarked to the general, "No one can change destiny." "Quite right," the general replied as he showed the lieutenant the coin, which had heads on both sides.
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๏ปฟDuring World War Two, a lot of young women in Britain were in the army.
Joan Phillips was one of them. She worked in a big camp, and of course met a lot of men, officers and soldiers.
One evening she met Captain Humphreys at a dance. He said to her, "I'm going abroad tomorrow, but I'd be very happy if we could write to each other." Joan agreed, and they wrote for several months.
Then his letters stopped, but she received one from another officer, telling her that he had been wounded and was in a certain army hospital in England.
Joan went there and said to the matron, "I've come to visit Captain Humphreys."
"Only relatives are allowed to visit patients here," the matron said.
"Oh, that's all right," answered Joan. "I'm his sister."
"I'm very pleased to meet you," the matron said, "I'm his mother!"๐
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๏ปฟDuring World War Two, a lot of young women in Britain were in the army.
Joan Phillips was one of them. She worked in a big camp, and of course met a lot of men, officers and soldiers.
One evening she met Captain Humphreys at a dance. He said to her, "I'm going abroad tomorrow, but I'd be very happy if we could write to each other." Joan agreed, and they wrote for several months.
Then his letters stopped, but she received one from another officer, telling her that he had been wounded and was in a certain army hospital in England.
Joan went there and said to the matron, "I've come to visit Captain Humphreys."
"Only relatives are allowed to visit patients here," the matron said.
"Oh, that's all right," answered Joan. "I'm his sister."
"I'm very pleased to meet you," the matron said, "I'm his mother!"๐
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A group of frogs was traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit.
All the other frogs gathered around the pit. When they saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead.
The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump out of the pit with all of their might.
The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead.
Finally, one of the frogs took heed to what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down and died.
The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die.
He jumped even harder and finally made it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, "Did you not hear us?"
The frog explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time ...
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A group of frogs was traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit.
All the other frogs gathered around the pit. When they saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead.
The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump out of the pit with all of their might.
The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead.
Finally, one of the frogs took heed to what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down and died.
The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die.
He jumped even harder and finally made it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, "Did you not hear us?"
The frog explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time ...
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๐๐How good we are๐๐
A little boy went into a drug store, reached for a soda carton and pulled it over to the telephone. He climbed onto the carton so that he could reach the buttons on the phone and proceeded to punch in seven digits. The store-owner observed and listened to the conversation: The boy asked, "Lady, Can you give me the job of cutting your lawn? The woman replied, "I already have someone to cut my lawn." "Lady, I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person who cuts your lawn now." replied boy. The woman responded that she was very satisfied with the person who was presently cutting her lawn. The little boy found more perseverance and offered, "Lady, I'll even sweep your curb and your sidewalk, so on Sunday you will have the prettiest lawn in all of Palm beach, Florida." Again the woman answered in the negative. With a smile on his face, the little boy replaced the receiver. The store-owner, who was listening to all, walked over to the boy and said, "Son... I like your attitude; I like that positive spirit and would like to offer you a job." The little boy replied, "No thanks, I was just checking my performance with the job I already have. I am the one who is working for that lady, I was talking to!"
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A little boy went into a drug store, reached for a soda carton and pulled it over to the telephone. He climbed onto the carton so that he could reach the buttons on the phone and proceeded to punch in seven digits. The store-owner observed and listened to the conversation: The boy asked, "Lady, Can you give me the job of cutting your lawn? The woman replied, "I already have someone to cut my lawn." "Lady, I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person who cuts your lawn now." replied boy. The woman responded that she was very satisfied with the person who was presently cutting her lawn. The little boy found more perseverance and offered, "Lady, I'll even sweep your curb and your sidewalk, so on Sunday you will have the prettiest lawn in all of Palm beach, Florida." Again the woman answered in the negative. With a smile on his face, the little boy replaced the receiver. The store-owner, who was listening to all, walked over to the boy and said, "Son... I like your attitude; I like that positive spirit and would like to offer you a job." The little boy replied, "No thanks, I was just checking my performance with the job I already have. I am the one who is working for that lady, I was talking to!"
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๐๐ Different answer๐๐
A Teacher teaching Maths to a seven year-old Arnav asked him, โIf I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple, how many apples will you have?โ
Within a few seconds Arnav replied confidently, โFour!โ
The dismayed teacher was expecting an effortless correct answer (three).She was disappointed. โMaybe the child did not listen properlyโ, she thought. She repeated, โArnav, listen carefully. It is very simple. You will be able to do it right if you listen carefully. If I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple, how many apples will you have? "Arnav had seen the disappointment on his teacherโs face. He calculated again on his fingers. But within him he was also searching for the answer that will make the teacher happy. This time hesitatingly he replied.
โFourโฆ..โThe disappointed stayed on the teacherโs face.
She remembered Arnav loves Strawberries. She thought maybe he doesnโt like apples and that is making him lose focus. This time with exaggerated excitement and twinkling eyes she asked, โIf I give you one strawberry and one strawberry and one more strawberry, then how many will Arnav have?" Seeing the teacher happy, young Arnav calculated on his fingers again. There was no pressure on him, but a little on the teacher. She wanted her new approach to succeed. With a hesitating smile young Arnav enquired, โThree"? The teacher now had victorious smile. Her approach had succeeded. She wanted to congratulate herself. But one last thing remained. Once again she asked him, โNow if I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple, how many will you have?" Promptly Arnav answered, โFour!" The teacher was aghast. โHow Arnav, How?โ she demanded in a little stern and irritated voice. In a voice that was law and hesitating young Arnav replied, โBecause I already have one apple in my bagโ
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A Teacher teaching Maths to a seven year-old Arnav asked him, โIf I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple, how many apples will you have?โ
Within a few seconds Arnav replied confidently, โFour!โ
The dismayed teacher was expecting an effortless correct answer (three).She was disappointed. โMaybe the child did not listen properlyโ, she thought. She repeated, โArnav, listen carefully. It is very simple. You will be able to do it right if you listen carefully. If I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple, how many apples will you have? "Arnav had seen the disappointment on his teacherโs face. He calculated again on his fingers. But within him he was also searching for the answer that will make the teacher happy. This time hesitatingly he replied.
โFourโฆ..โThe disappointed stayed on the teacherโs face.
She remembered Arnav loves Strawberries. She thought maybe he doesnโt like apples and that is making him lose focus. This time with exaggerated excitement and twinkling eyes she asked, โIf I give you one strawberry and one strawberry and one more strawberry, then how many will Arnav have?" Seeing the teacher happy, young Arnav calculated on his fingers again. There was no pressure on him, but a little on the teacher. She wanted her new approach to succeed. With a hesitating smile young Arnav enquired, โThree"? The teacher now had victorious smile. Her approach had succeeded. She wanted to congratulate herself. But one last thing remained. Once again she asked him, โNow if I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple, how many will you have?" Promptly Arnav answered, โFour!" The teacher was aghast. โHow Arnav, How?โ she demanded in a little stern and irritated voice. In a voice that was law and hesitating young Arnav replied, โBecause I already have one apple in my bagโ
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๐๐๐ Kindness ๐๐๐
A few years ago at the Special Olympics, nine contestants , all physically or mentally disabled, assembled at the starting line for the 100-yard dash.
At the gun, they all started out, not exactly in a dash, but with a relish to run the race to the finish and win. All that is , except one boy who stumbled on the asphalt, tumbled over a couple of times and began to cry The other eight heard the boy.
They slowed down and looked back . They all turned around and went back, every one of them. One girl with Downโs syndrome bent down and kissed him and said,โ This will make it better.โ
All nine linked arms and walked across the finish line together. Everyone in the stadium stood, and the cheering went on for several minutes . People who were there are still telling the story . Why ?
Because deep down we know one thing. What matters most in this life is more than winning for ourselves. What truly matters in this life is helping others win, even if it means slowing down and changing our course.
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A few years ago at the Special Olympics, nine contestants , all physically or mentally disabled, assembled at the starting line for the 100-yard dash.
At the gun, they all started out, not exactly in a dash, but with a relish to run the race to the finish and win. All that is , except one boy who stumbled on the asphalt, tumbled over a couple of times and began to cry The other eight heard the boy.
They slowed down and looked back . They all turned around and went back, every one of them. One girl with Downโs syndrome bent down and kissed him and said,โ This will make it better.โ
All nine linked arms and walked across the finish line together. Everyone in the stadium stood, and the cheering went on for several minutes . People who were there are still telling the story . Why ?
Because deep down we know one thing. What matters most in this life is more than winning for ourselves. What truly matters in this life is helping others win, even if it means slowing down and changing our course.
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๐๐ The Woodcutter๐๐
Once upon a time a very strong woodcutter asked for a job in a timber merchant, and he got it. His salary was really good and so were the working conditions. For that reason, the woodcutter was determined to do his best. His boss gave him an Axe and showed him the area where he was supposed to fell the trees.
The first day, the woodcutter brought fifteen trees. โCongratulations,โ the boss said, โ Carry on with your work!โ. Highly motivated by the words of his boss, the woodcutter tried harder the next day, but he only could bring ten trees. The third day he tried even harder, but he was only able to bring seven trees.
Day after day he was bringing less and less trees โI must be losing my strength.โ The woodcutter thought. He went to the boss and apologized, saying that he could not understand what was going on โWhen was the last time you sharpened your axe?โ The boss asked โSharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe, I have been very busy trying to cut treesโ The woodcutter replied.
Moral: Most of us never update our skills. We think that whatever we have learned is very much enough. But well, is not good when better is expected. Sharpening our skills from time to time is the key to success
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Once upon a time a very strong woodcutter asked for a job in a timber merchant, and he got it. His salary was really good and so were the working conditions. For that reason, the woodcutter was determined to do his best. His boss gave him an Axe and showed him the area where he was supposed to fell the trees.
The first day, the woodcutter brought fifteen trees. โCongratulations,โ the boss said, โ Carry on with your work!โ. Highly motivated by the words of his boss, the woodcutter tried harder the next day, but he only could bring ten trees. The third day he tried even harder, but he was only able to bring seven trees.
Day after day he was bringing less and less trees โI must be losing my strength.โ The woodcutter thought. He went to the boss and apologized, saying that he could not understand what was going on โWhen was the last time you sharpened your axe?โ The boss asked โSharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe, I have been very busy trying to cut treesโ The woodcutter replied.
Moral: Most of us never update our skills. We think that whatever we have learned is very much enough. But well, is not good when better is expected. Sharpening our skills from time to time is the key to success
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๐๐The magical bill๐๐
It is the month of April, on the shores of the Black Sea . It is raining, and the little town looks totally deserted. It is tough times, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit. Suddenly, a rich tourist comes to town.
He enters the only hotel, lays a 100 Euro note on the reception counter, and goes to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to pick one. The hotel proprietor takes the 100 Euro note and runs to pay his debt to the butcher. The Butcher takes the 100 Euro note, and runs to pay his debt to the pig grower.
The pig grower takes the 100 Euro note, and runs to pay his debt to the supplier of his feed and fuel. The supplier of feed and fuel takes the 100 Euro note and runs to pay his debt to the town's prostitute that in these hard times, gave her "services" on credit.
The hooker runs to the hotel, and pays off her de bt with the 100 Euro note to the hotel proprietor to pay for the rooms that she rented when she brought her clients there.
The hotel proprietor then lays the 100 Euro note back on the counter. At that moment, the rich tourist comes down after inspecting the rooms, and takes his 100 Euro note, after saying that he did not like any of the rooms, and leaves town. No one earned anything. However, the whole town is now without debt, and looks to the future with a lot of optimism.
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It is the month of April, on the shores of the Black Sea . It is raining, and the little town looks totally deserted. It is tough times, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit. Suddenly, a rich tourist comes to town.
He enters the only hotel, lays a 100 Euro note on the reception counter, and goes to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to pick one. The hotel proprietor takes the 100 Euro note and runs to pay his debt to the butcher. The Butcher takes the 100 Euro note, and runs to pay his debt to the pig grower.
The pig grower takes the 100 Euro note, and runs to pay his debt to the supplier of his feed and fuel. The supplier of feed and fuel takes the 100 Euro note and runs to pay his debt to the town's prostitute that in these hard times, gave her "services" on credit.
The hooker runs to the hotel, and pays off her de bt with the 100 Euro note to the hotel proprietor to pay for the rooms that she rented when she brought her clients there.
The hotel proprietor then lays the 100 Euro note back on the counter. At that moment, the rich tourist comes down after inspecting the rooms, and takes his 100 Euro note, after saying that he did not like any of the rooms, and leaves town. No one earned anything. However, the whole town is now without debt, and looks to the future with a lot of optimism.
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๐๐ The Cowboy๐๐
A cowboy rode into town and stopped at a saloon for a drink. Unfortunately, the locals always had a habit of picking on strangers. When he finished his drink, he found his horse had been stolen!
He went back into the bar, handily flipped his gun into the air, caught it above his head without even looking and fired a shot into the ceiling. "Which one of you sidewinders stole my horse?" he yelled with surprising forcefulness. No one answered.
- "Alright, Iโm gonna have another beer, and if my horse ainโt back outside by the time I finish, Iโm gonna do what I done in Texas, And I donโt like to have to do what I done in Texas!โ.
Some of the locals shifted restlessly. The man, true to his word, had another beer, walked outside, and his horse had been returned to the post. He saddled up and started to ride out of town.
The bartender wandered out of the bar and asked, โSay partner, before you go... what happened in Texas?โ The cowboy turned back and said, โI had to walk home.โ
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A cowboy rode into town and stopped at a saloon for a drink. Unfortunately, the locals always had a habit of picking on strangers. When he finished his drink, he found his horse had been stolen!
He went back into the bar, handily flipped his gun into the air, caught it above his head without even looking and fired a shot into the ceiling. "Which one of you sidewinders stole my horse?" he yelled with surprising forcefulness. No one answered.
- "Alright, Iโm gonna have another beer, and if my horse ainโt back outside by the time I finish, Iโm gonna do what I done in Texas, And I donโt like to have to do what I done in Texas!โ.
Some of the locals shifted restlessly. The man, true to his word, had another beer, walked outside, and his horse had been returned to the post. He saddled up and started to ride out of town.
The bartender wandered out of the bar and asked, โSay partner, before you go... what happened in Texas?โ The cowboy turned back and said, โI had to walk home.โ
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๐๐The Right Answer ๐๐
A Teacher teaching Maths to a seven year-old Rose asked him . โIf I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple , how many apples will you have?โ Within a few seconds Rose replied confidently, โFour!โ .
โMaybe the child did not listen properlyโ , she thought. She repeated, โRose, listen carefully. It is very simple. If I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple , how many apples will you have? "
Rose calculated again on his fingers. But within him he was also searching for the answer that will make the teacher happy . This time hesitatingly he replied: โFourโฆ..โ
The teacher remembered Rose loves Strawberries . She thought maybe he doesnโt like apples and that is making him lose focus.
This time with exaggerated excitement and twinkling eyes she asked, โIf I give you one strawberry and one strawberry and one more strawberry, then how many will Rose have?"
Young Rose calculated on his fingers again . With a hesitating smile young Rose enquired, โThree"? The teacher now had victorious smile. But one last thing remained.
Once again she asked him, โNow if I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple , how many will you have?" Promptly Rose answered , โFour!" The teacher was aghast. โHow Rose, How?โ she demanded in a little stern and irritated voice.
In a voice that was law and hesitating young Rose replied , โBecause I already have on apple in my bagโ...
Moral of the Story: When someone gives us an answer that is different from what we are expecting , not necessarily they are wrong. There may be an angle that we have not understood at all.
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A Teacher teaching Maths to a seven year-old Rose asked him . โIf I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple , how many apples will you have?โ Within a few seconds Rose replied confidently, โFour!โ .
โMaybe the child did not listen properlyโ , she thought. She repeated, โRose, listen carefully. It is very simple. If I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple , how many apples will you have? "
Rose calculated again on his fingers. But within him he was also searching for the answer that will make the teacher happy . This time hesitatingly he replied: โFourโฆ..โ
The teacher remembered Rose loves Strawberries . She thought maybe he doesnโt like apples and that is making him lose focus.
This time with exaggerated excitement and twinkling eyes she asked, โIf I give you one strawberry and one strawberry and one more strawberry, then how many will Rose have?"
Young Rose calculated on his fingers again . With a hesitating smile young Rose enquired, โThree"? The teacher now had victorious smile. But one last thing remained.
Once again she asked him, โNow if I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple , how many will you have?" Promptly Rose answered , โFour!" The teacher was aghast. โHow Rose, How?โ she demanded in a little stern and irritated voice.
In a voice that was law and hesitating young Rose replied , โBecause I already have on apple in my bagโ...
Moral of the Story: When someone gives us an answer that is different from what we are expecting , not necessarily they are wrong. There may be an angle that we have not understood at all.
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๐๐Opportunity๐๐
A young man wished to marry the farmerโs beautiful daughter. He went to the farmer to ask his permission. The farmer looked him over and said, โSon, go stand out in that field. Iโm going to release three bulls, one at a time. If you can catch the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.โ
The young man stood in the pasture awaiting the first bull. The barn door opened and out ran the biggest, meanest-looking bull he had ever seen.
He decided that one of the next bulls had to be a better choice than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull pass through the pasture out the back gate. The barn door opened again.
Unbelievable. He had never seen anything so big and fierce in his life. It stood pawing the ground, grunting and... .Whatever the next bull was like, it had to be a better choice than this one.
He ran to the fence and let the bull pass through the pasture, out the back gate. The door opened a third time.
A smile came across his face. This was the weakest, scrawniest little bull he had ever seen. This one was his bull. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and jumped at just the exact moment. He grabbedโฆ but the bull had no tail!
Life is full of opportunities. Some will be easy to take advantage of, some will be difficult. But once we let them pass (often in hopes of something better), those opportunities may never again be available. So always grab the first opportunity.
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A young man wished to marry the farmerโs beautiful daughter. He went to the farmer to ask his permission. The farmer looked him over and said, โSon, go stand out in that field. Iโm going to release three bulls, one at a time. If you can catch the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.โ
The young man stood in the pasture awaiting the first bull. The barn door opened and out ran the biggest, meanest-looking bull he had ever seen.
He decided that one of the next bulls had to be a better choice than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull pass through the pasture out the back gate. The barn door opened again.
Unbelievable. He had never seen anything so big and fierce in his life. It stood pawing the ground, grunting and... .Whatever the next bull was like, it had to be a better choice than this one.
He ran to the fence and let the bull pass through the pasture, out the back gate. The door opened a third time.
A smile came across his face. This was the weakest, scrawniest little bull he had ever seen. This one was his bull. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and jumped at just the exact moment. He grabbedโฆ but the bull had no tail!
Life is full of opportunities. Some will be easy to take advantage of, some will be difficult. But once we let them pass (often in hopes of something better), those opportunities may never again be available. So always grab the first opportunity.
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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. โWell,โ trainer said, โwhen they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, itโs 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.โ
The man was amazed. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds but because they believed they couldnโt, 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?
Failure is part of learning; we should never give up the struggle in life.
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He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. โWell,โ trainer said, โwhen they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, itโs 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.โ
The man was amazed. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds but because they believed they couldnโt, 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?
Failure is part of learning; we should never give up the struggle in life.
#shortstory
@sirjimmy
#inspiration
#motivationalstories
#teamjimmy