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May 02, 2004 And after listening to me he said: ‘Let me tell you a story… Once upon a time, there was a baby elephant who was captured by a circus. They put a thick, heavy chain around his foot and tied it to a pole so that the baby elephant could not run away. Every day the baby elephant would thrash around and stomp his feet to free himself and run away but all he could manage was to walk around in a circle…as far as his chain would allow him. For days and days, he struggled but never succeeded. Years later when the elephant grew up, the circus people removed the chain and instead tied a piece of string to his leg and buried the loose end in the ground. They no longer needed a heavy chain or a strong pole. For the elephant reality had been understood, defeat accepted, faith lost and his world had shrunk to the circle he was familiar with….everything outside was too big, unknown and scary. He exchanged all his dreams for comfort, familiarity and fear of the unknown.’ You cant stand with your back to the light…complain about the darkness and wish for the sun to change its course….when all you have to do is turn around. You can’t clutch the past and judge your present and future. Your perceived world is not even close to the real world. I know the child in you is unafraid and adventurous…and the parent in you says ‘don’t’ or you’ll hurt yourself…but tell them you respect them and let go…spread your wings and take that leap…what you perceive as the scary height might just be 2 feet high. (9:28 PM) ~`~
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