Ankit kumar Mahakur
2 min readSep 26, 2021

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How Can You Make An Optimum Use Of Life?

I will share a short story for your Question.

One person while pondering over to get rid of materialistic life saw a peculiar scene. A mahout, who usually keeps begging at villages and towns, was sitting above an elephant. He had entangled the mammoth elephant in a tiny rope tied with a small iron nail. It seems, he had completely controlled over the biggest bulky animal of the forest. The man thought it is extremely dangerous to tie a massive animal in a tiny rope. If the elephant wants, he can easily uproot the iron nail and escape.

In a curious mind, the man woke up Mahout from siesta and asked for his dangerous action. If the elephant wants, he would easily break the nail and create havoc. The Mahout replied it is impossible. While the elephant was young, I used to tie him in a strong iron chain with a deep-rooted iron pillar. Initially, he was trying hard with his ultimate energy to escape from it but remained unsuccessful each time. His innumerable effort has gone in vain in early days. He has conceded with an indelible mentality that no matter how much force he will exert he couldn’t rescue himself out of the tied chain. When repetition of effort becomes futile the easiest task will be next to impossible. Now, the tiny rope will seem like a big serpent due to its pre-conception. So, how tiny maybe the rope he would not rescue himself from his mental illusion. It not only takes time and knowledge but also self-introspection to get rid of this dilemma.

This incident suddenly gave an epiphany to the man. He realized that a man is weak whose thought is weak. You never know your true potential unless you use it. Your ceiling limit is only determined by you. No one can belittle your potency. You are not what others think about you. The reality is you are your own creation. Your single decision and action could change your destiny. So, don’t believe in other words. Be brave, give effort, and break the chain that others have thrown at you. You are unstoppable, you can only be stopped by you.

MORALS: -

  1. Mental strength is always greater than physical. Your wit and wisdom will make your life easy and comfortable.
  2. When repetition of effort becomes futile the easiest task will be next to impossible. Your goal seems more difficult after each failure. So, don’t let go waste your efforts and opportunities.
  3. You never know your true potential unless you use it. Have you ever given your best using your utmost physical, mental strength in a certain action and become unsuccessful? If yes, it must be the rarest of the rear case. It always comes under the 0.0001% category. Click Here for Short Moral Stories

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