My CAT results came 2 days back. A day which ended happily for many, pushed me into a tenebrous abyss. I cried, I shrieked, I tortured myself.Accepting it was difficult. Between me and what I am, stood that what I wanted to be.I had marooned myself to seclusion form every thing. Today morning, I got a call from my father. He told me a small story; the story that I want to share with you all.
” Once upon a time , in one of his hunting expeditions , a ‘mahaout‘(Elephant tamer) caught an elephant calf. He brought the calf to his camp and tied him to a post with a strong jute rope. The calf was timid, but playful. He tried to break free. He hustled and rustled, veered left and right, but to no avail. He was too weak, too puerile and the jute rope , too strong for him.Days passed and the calf kept trying to break free. The rope lacerated his legs, but could chain only his body, not the spirit that kept him trying. But one fine day, he understood that the rope could not be done away with, he would always be weak and the rope; always strong. He lay there shackled to the post. Years passed, and he grew into a handsome ginormous beast. Tusks those stood at 15 feet, too regal a creature he had become.He now possessed the might to move scores of logs and uproot tree trunks at his whim. But still, every night after work, he was brought back and tied to the same jute rope. The years had made the beast strong and worn out the rope. Still, he never tried to break free. The rope that held him by his his feet long back, now held his spirit.The withered rope still stood strong even after years , incarcerating his soul, his might , his zeal. The mighty beast stood helpless even after years, servile ,helpless ,unable to heal. He never ever tried to free himself, and the rope never gave away…”
Life would always be tough, people would try to mock,to lock you down. But, never in life, should you allow something to chain your soul. For the chains those hold your feet could be broken, but those that lock your spirit would never set you free.