They believe the rope can still hold them, so they won his first two matches. The third match
never try to break free.” proved to be more difficult, but after some time,
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?
his opponent became impatient and charged;
the boy deftly used his one move to win the
match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was
now in the finals.
This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and
more experienced. For a while, the boy appeared
to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy
might get hurt, the referee called a time-out. He
was about to stop the match when the sensei
Moral: Failure is a part of learning. We should intervened. “No,” the sensei insisted, “Let him
never give up the struggle in life. You Fail not continue.” Soon after the match resumed, his
because you are destined to fail, but because opponent made a critical mistake: he dropped
there are lessons which you need to learn as you his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to
move on with your life. pin him. The boy had won the match and the
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tournament.
A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo despite He was the champion. On the way home, the
the fact that he had lost his left arm in a boy and sensei reviewed every move in each
devastating car accident. and every match. Then the boy summoned the
The boy began lessons with an old Japanese
courage to ask what was really on his mind.
judo master. The boy was doing well, so he “Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only
couldn’t understand why, after three months one move?”
of training the master had taught him only
one move. “Sensei,”(Teacher in Japanese) the
boy finally said, “Shouldn’t I be learning more
moves?” “This is the only move you know, but
this is the only move you’ll ever need to know,”
the sensei replied.
Not quite understanding, but believing in his
teacher, the boy kept training. Several months
“You won for two reasons,” the sensei answered.
“First, you’ve almost mastered one of the most
difficult throws in all of the judo. And second, the
only known defense for that move is for your
opponent to grab your left arm.”
The boy’s biggest weakness had become his
biggest strength.
later, the sensei took the boy to his first Moral: Sometimes we feel that we have certain
tournament. Surprising himself, the boy easily weaknesses and we blame God, the circumstances