What's holding us back to achieve our goal by Gaur Gopal Das. The Story of 3 Donkeys.

Hi Everybody, I hope you are doing great. Today, I want to share a story of three donkeys by my Spiritual Guru Gopal Das.

A farmer has three 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 two ropes and thus would be able to tie only two of his 3 donkeys to a tree. How to tie the 3rd one? He wondered! Around there he saw a wise man and approached him for a rope to tie his their donkey.

The man didn't have a rope but had a brilliant mind. He told the farmer, "Tie the 2 donkeys up to a tree with the ropes you have and make sure that the third donkey is watching Then, simply pretend to tie the third one ." The farmer followed the man's advice and went for a dip in the river. When he came back, he saw that the donkey stood exactly at the same spot where he had left them. He thanked the wise man untied the donkeys and patted the third one and so it starts moving as well. After going a little distance, he turned around and surprised to see the third donkey is 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 man, who asked him, "Did you untie the third donkey?".

The farmer surprised, "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 farmer then went through the imaginary motions of untying the donkey and guess what sure enough the donkey moved immediately, as though released and walk over to join its two friends. What's holding us back from moving ahead and reaching our dreams? Is it lack of opportunities? Is it lack of Resources? Is it lack of Support or are we tied up by the Imaginary Ropes, Fear, Doubt, Hesitation? Yes, we certainly need to work on the external parameters needed for our success. So, What is even more important is that we untie our Mental Blocks and Expedite our journey towards our Goals.

By Gaur Gopal Das, Spritual Guru

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