In this article I would like to share a story which I have read somewhere, the story of our inner fears, our insecurities, our dreams etc. There is so much motivation around us .. we just need to learn from them. Some of you must be thinking that you don’t need motivation as you are not feeling low, but this is not about ur lows or highs, it’s about the constants in your life that keep you going.

So here’s how the story begins:

A group of people were travelling with their camels and they had to stop at some place as it was getting darker now. Soon they found some tents and decided to take halt there till next morning. The man started tying the camels with ropes and realised that he is short of one rope to tie the last camel. The exhausted man looked here and there for some rope but couldn’t find one
Then he went to a nearby saint, who was watching his struggle and asked for help. The saint smiled at him and said just go near the last camel and pretend of tying the rope to the camel just like you did to other camels. The man got bewildered and asked but there is no rope and that’s the main problem. The saint replied “You know that there is no rope but the camel doesn’t know this. Just act of tying it with an imaginary rope.” The man with no other option went near the camel and did exactly the same. To his surprise the camel sat down like the other camels. The next morning, they were all ready to leave, he untied all the camels and they all stood up but the last camel didn’t stand. He rushed to the saint and asked what had he done to his camel as it’s not moving now. The saint politely asked the man, “Have you untied the camel from the rope that you tied yesterday?” The man got confused again and looked the saint and said that there is no such rope. The saint said “Dear, you know this and I know this that there is no such rope but the camel doesn’t know this. The camel still believes that it is tied up with the rope. You need to free it up first.” The unconvinced man came back to the camel and acted of untying it from the imaginary rope and to his surprise the camel stood up immediately.

So just like the camel, we are all surrounded by some or the other imaginary fears, uncertainties, which act as ropes and tries to hold us back from achieving the success that we dream of. We all need to break those shackles which restrict us from attaining new heights.

This story had a great impact on me as a person. It helped me gain confidence and the inner strength to keep myself going in every difficult phase of my life. Whenever I’m unsure, I introspect that whether or not there exist any imaginary rope that I can free myself from.

Hope this helps you also to get motivated and instils some self-confidence in you too. Just remember if you are sure of yourself then not even sky is the limit.
© DrSneha