Remove Mental blocks...

A farmer had 3 donkeys and was taking them for sale to the market.

On the way he saw a river and desired to take a dip.

There was an issue though, he only had 2 ropes and thus would be able to tie only 2 of his 3 donkeys to a tree.

How to tie the 3^rd one? He wondered.

Around there he saw a wise man and he approached him for a rope to tie his 3^rd donkey.

The man did not have a rope but had a brilliant suggestion.

He told the farmer, “Tie the 2 donkeys up to a tree with the ropes you have and make sure that the 3^rddonkey is watching. Then simply pretend to tie the 3^rd one.”

The farmer followed the man’s advice and went for a dip in the river.

When he came back, he saw that the donkeys stood exactly at the same spot where he had left them.

He thanked the wise man, untied the donkeys and patted the third one so it starts moving as well.

After going a little distance, he turned around and was surprised to see the third donkey still standing at the very same spot.

He tried cajoling and talking to the donkey, it did not help. He tried to push the donkey from behind but it refused to move from the spot.

Helpless, the farmer came back to the wise man, who asked him, “Did you untie the 3^rd donkey?”

“Untie! But I never tied him up”, replied the farmer.

The man said, “You know that the donkey doesn’t. It still thinks it is tied up.”

The farmers then went through the imaginary motions of untying the donkey and guess what?

Sure enough the donkey moved immediately, as though released and walked over to join its two friends.

What holding us back from moving ahead and reaching our dreams?

Is it a lack of resources, is it a lack of opportunities, is it a lack of support or are we tied up by the imaginary ropes of doubt, fear, and hesitation?

Yes we certainly need to work on the external parameters needed for our success.

What is even more important is that we untie our mental blocks and expedite our journey towards our goal.

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