Saturday, February 14, 2015

Perseverance & Persistence

On a Beautiful romantic Sunday Morning when Millions of Indian and Pakistanis around the world are Glued up to their television sets watching the most interested Cricket  Match between India and Pakistan in ICC World Cup cricket 2015 , there is a constant question - who will win?

The results of the match will be there in it due course of time , but I am reminded to a old story I had been hearing for a very long time now . Probably, not only in game , but this story holds its worth today in Corporate World and Education Arena equally . 

While spending their holiday in South Africa , an elderly couple used to see a trainer took fleet of elephants in morning and returned in evening . This is nothing new scene when you are spending your holidays in South African Safari. 

But to their astonishment what was more surprising that all these Elephants used to walk in a straight line , one behind another , in discipline . what was even more surprising that they were tied with with a simple rope which was even not visible from a distance . 



Later in the night the Couple who, who both of them belonged to Corporate world and had been Powerful leaders in their own way , discussed why the elephants were not leaving the line or even running away . Elephants  are giant strong animals and they can easily run away any moment . But they did not . 


So, the next day the couple decided to ask the Trainer who used to accompany the Elephants . They asked the trainer,"
How could this happen that not a single elephant makes an attempt to break free?"

The trainer explained: "When the elephants are very young, we use the same size rope to tie them, and at that time it is enough to hold them. Gradually they grow up, get stronger, nevertheless they never try to get away, as they believe that the rope will still hold them."


The couple was stunned. These strong animals could break free any time, but they did not, because they have been trained not to do so .




This is the Importance of training which is imbibed one being be it kids , youth or corporate .

Training teaches Perseverance and Persistence ............which leads to discipline and discipline leads to Victory .