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First comment: Picture
Second comment: Top
Third comment: Compliment
Fourth comment: Something that makes you smile
Fifth, sixth, and seventh comments: Quotes
Everything else: Anything! :D
A gentleman was walking through an elephant camp, and he spotted that the elephants weren’t being kept in cages or held by the use of chains. All that was holding them back from escaping the camp, was a small piece of rope tied to one of their legs.
As the man gazed upon the elephants, he was completely confused as to why the elephants didn’t just use their strength to break the rope and escape the camp. They could easily have done so, but instead they didn’t try to at all.
Curious and wanting to know the answer, he asked a trainer nearby why the elephants were just standing there and never tried to escape.
The trainer replied;
“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 only reason that the elephants weren’t breaking free and escaping from the camp was because over time they adopted the belief that it just wasn’t possible.
Moral of the story: No matter how much the world tries to hold you back, always continue with the belief that what you want to achieve is possible. Believing you can become successful is the most important step in actually achieving it.
I love this story so much! It just screams determination.
Quote: “To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will.” ~Sugar Ray Robinson
submitted by Mei-xue (May-shreh) , Fairyland
(March 10, 2017 - 9:47 pm)
(March 10, 2017 - 9:47 pm)
The picture (Even though this isn't like most of the pictures, I saw it and thought it was perfect):
(March 11, 2017 - 6:15 am)
(March 11, 2017 - 11:56 am)
I'm going to compliment Lightning! You are a great CBer, and a great person. You're always so bouncy and happy and you never say anything that would hurt someone else. You are full of great ideas and great talents, which I'm sure you will be able to put to good use one day. Keep it up!
(March 11, 2017 - 3:37 pm)
Okay, let's see.
"STOP TAKING PICTURES OF ME ALREADY!!!"
(March 12, 2017 - 12:20 pm)
(March 12, 2017 - 4:35 pm)
"Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value." ~Albert Einstein
(March 12, 2017 - 6:11 pm)
2 quotes, just because...
For inspiration, Quote #1: "People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built."
And just for fun, Quote #2: "An optimist will tell you the glass is half-full; the pessimist, half-empty; and the engineer will tell you the glass is twice the size it needs to be" -anonymous
(March 12, 2017 - 8:53 pm)
... and I'm posting way too much, but I just love Eleanor Roosevelt:
"Well behaved women rarely make history."
"Today is the oldest you've ever been, and the youngest you'll ever be again."
That's all, I promise!
(March 12, 2017 - 8:56 pm)
I'm not going to do a picture cause posting is still broken...
(March 14, 2017 - 6:26 pm)
Top top toppity top!!!!!!
(March 14, 2017 - 6:27 pm)
Mei-xue, you don't post much, but you're pretty nice and have great ideas. i love your location, and you are imaginative. Keep on making the CB awesome! (Oh, and thanks LilyPad!)
(March 14, 2017 - 6:30 pm)
This is my quotes; it's not usual, but it's AWESOME!
"She hummed 'Yankee Doodle,' while tying the dead bodies to a tree,"
(March 14, 2017 - 6:31 pm)