How Elephants were trained

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6 years ago

When Elephants are grown up they are held with just a simple piece of rope. Obviously they could break the rope if they wanted too, however they don't because when the elephant was small growing up it was restrained by chains. Knowing they could not break free the baby elephant's would remember that all the way to adulthood, thus leaving the restraint alone.

Now this full grown Elephant, big enough to turn over a car, its being held with a thin piece of rope. I believe our own memory works that way in some respect. In one way we are conditioned to a particular way of thinking, those are the chains. Thus holding ourselves back from our own personal growth and success. In another way we train our brain to learn new things and modify other things we have already learned. Thus becoming smarter and evolving. I am NOT comparing our brains to elephants, but I do think there is something to be learned from by studying the amazing abilities elephants have in retaining memories.

JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT :)

Thank you for reading, Aaron Griffin