Mindset

Mindset
P K Routray
An elephant of gigantic size
stands glued to a small post as a matter of surprise.
With a thin rope or even without any rope tied to it,
it waits for somebody to untie it and permit.
It forgets the increase in its strength with age,
The childhood failures to break the chain has made it devoid of any courage,
In it the child hood experiences has been inbuilt,
when it is used to be chained and tries but cannot break it.
Accordingly It has been conditioned mentally,
Hence without any attempt for freedom it does surrender meekly.
Similarly the man also develops mental blocks,
as a result of past experiences and early life shocks.
He refuses to try again because of his early failures and due to his so called mindset,
But the morale from elephant’s tale tells him to retry afresh with vigor and sweat.