The False Human Belief

Long ago, a man went to see the Circus Show. Before the show began, he saw that a lot of elephants were held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. The man suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that such huge creatures were being held by such a thin yet small rope.

There were no chains and no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could break away the ropes at any time from their bonds but for some reason were not even trying. The man saw the elephant's trainer standing next to an elephant. He was curious to know why the elephants were not trying to escape from here.

To this, the trainer told him that they were like this since the time they were very young. At that time, it was enough to hold them. As they grew up, they were conditioned to believe they could not break away. They believed the rope could still hold them. On hearing this, the man was completely shocked. He was looking at the elephants in a pity and he went away from there.