Long time ago very cruel king name Virat Singh was ruling the city of
Vijay Nagar. All citizens were fearful because of his cruelty.
Virat
has a dog named Jack, which he used to love more than anything, one
fateful morning Jack died. Virat Singh organized last rituals for dog;
entire city came to cremation ground. Virat Singh was very happy to see
that people love him so much and he felt he is the most popular king in
the world. After few days Virat Singh died, but no one came for his
funerals.
Moral: Respect is something you have to earn, you
cannot force it on others to respect you. There is a thin line between
Fear and Respect, every one of us should understand it and do necessary
corrections in our personalities.
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
can 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. “Well,” trainer said, “when they are very
young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at
that age, it’s 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.”
The man was
amazed. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds but
because they believed they couldn’t, 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?
Moral: Failure is a part of learning. We should
never give up the struggle in life. You Fail not because you are
destined to fail, but because there are lessons which you need to learn
as you move on with your life.