Perspective
Walking along the pathway, a farmer’s house is seen from a distance. Attention is, however, drawn by three large bulls that are bellowing either due to aggression or from hunger. The farmer’s boy, who is supposed to take the bulls to their feeding area, has stayed late, and the bulls have grown restless. However, the only obstacle between the bulls and their area of feeding is the little ropes tied on their legs and a feeble-looking fence that keeps them from moving away. When the boy comes home, the bulls are released, and the little boy leads them to their place of feeding.
The farmer makes quit an inspiring confession. The bulls have been bred in the same house since they were calves. They were trained to be restrained by ropes from an age when they could not break the ropes. The fact that the ropes appeared strong at a young age when the bulls were weaker created a perception that the ropes are stronger than the bulls. Also, the bulls were always trained to follow the little boy every time they needed to feed. Generally, the bulls would have easily broken loose of the weak ropes and moved to the place of feeding but have been restrained by perception. Also, the boy was weaker but controlled the bulls because they had been trained that the boy was responsible for their feeding.
The moral of the experience is that people are always limited from pursuing their full potential by the perspectives instilled in the journey of life. Breaking away from restrictions is sometimes essential for an individual who has decided to achieve higher goals. Generally, perception is the wall that limits people from achieving their goals.