¾î¶² »ç¶÷ÀÌ ÄÚ³¢¸®(elephant) ³óÀåÀ» Áö³ª´Ù°¡ ÀǾÆÇÑ »ý°¢ÀÌ µé¾ú´Ù. ¾öû³ µ¢Ä¡ÀÇ ÄÚ³¢¸®µéÀ» ¿ì¸®(cage)¿¡ °¡µÎ°Å³ª ¼è»ç½½(chain)·Î ¹¾î³õÁö ¾Ê¾Æ ±Ý¹æÀÌ¶óµµ ¶ÙÃijª°¥ °Í¸¸ °°¾Ò´Ù. ±×·±µ¥ ´Þ¾Æ³ªÁö(escape) ¸øÇϵµ·Ï ÀúÁöÇÏ´Â(hold back) ÀåÄ¡¶ó°í´Â ³× ´Ù¸® Áß Çϳª¿¡ ¹¿© ÀÖ´Â °¡´À´Ù¶õ ¹åÁÙÀÌ ÀüºÎ¿´´Ù.
À°ÁßÇÑ Ã¼±¸ÀÇ ÄÚ³¢¸®µéÀÌ Á¶±Ý¸¸ ÈûÀ» ¾²¸é(use their strength) ¾ðÁ¦µç ²÷¾î¹ö¸®°í µµ¸Á°¥ ¼ö ÀÖÀ» µíÇß´Ù. ÇÏÁö¸¸ ÄÚ³¢¸®µéÀº ²Ä¦µµ ¾Ê°í ¾äÀüÈ÷ ¹¿© ÀÖ¾ú´Ù. µµ¹«Áö ÀÌÇØÇÒ ¼ö°¡ ¾ø¾ú´Ù(cannot understand at all).
À°ÁßÇÑ Ã¼±¸ÀÇ ÄÚ³¢¸®µéÀÌ Á¶±Ý¸¸ ÈûÀ» ¾²¸é(use their strength) ¾ðÁ¦µç ²÷¾î¹ö¸®°í µµ¸Á°¥ ¼ö ÀÖÀ» µíÇß´Ù. ÇÏÁö¸¸ ÄÚ³¢¸®µéÀº ²Ä¦µµ ¾Ê°í ¾äÀüÈ÷ ¹¿© ÀÖ¾ú´Ù. µµ¹«Áö ÀÌÇØÇÒ ¼ö°¡ ¾ø¾ú´Ù(cannot understand at all).
Á¶·Ã»ç°¡ ´äÇß´Ù(reply). "¾î·Á¼ Á¶±×¸¶ÇÒ ¶§ºÎÅÍ ¶È°°Àº ±½±âÀÇ ¹åÁÙ¿¡ ¹¿© ÀÖ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ´ç½Ã ³ªÀÌ¿¡´Â(at that age) ²÷°í µµ¸Á°¥ ¼ö ¾ø¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ÇÏÁö¸¸ Á¡Â÷ ¼ºÀåÇϸé¼(grow up) µ¢Ä¡°¡ Àú·¸°Ô Ä¿Á®¼ ½±°Ô ¹åÁÙÀ» ²÷°í ´Þ¾Æ³¯(break away) ¼ö ÀÖÀ» ¸¸Å Èûµµ ¼¼Á³½À´Ï´Ù. ±×·±µ¥ ¾ÆÁ÷±îÁö Àú °¡´À´Ù¶õ ¹åÁÙ Çϳª¿¡¼ °áÄÚ ¹þ¾î³¯ ¼ö ¾ø´Ù´Â »ý°¢¿¡ »ç·ÎÀâÇô ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. ±×·¡¼ µµ¸ÁÄ¡·Á´Â(break free) ½Ãµµ¿Í ³ë·ÂÀ» ¾Æ¿¹ ÇØº¸Áöµµ ¾Ê½À´Ï´Ù."
ÄÚ³¢¸®µéÀÌ Å»ÃâÇÏÁö ¸øÇÏ´Â ¿ÀÁ÷ ÇÑ °¡Áö ÀÌÀ¯(only reason)´Â ¾öû³ ±½±âÀÇ ¼èâ»ì ¶§¹®ÀÌ ¾Æ´Ï¶ó "ºÒ°¡´ÉÇÏ´Ù(be impossible)"´Â ÀÚ±â ÀÚ½ÅÀÇ °íÁ¤°ü³ä¿¡ °¤Çô »ì¾Æ¿Â ¶§¹®À̾ú´Ù. »ç¶÷µµ ¸¶Âù°¡Áö´Ù. °íÁ¤°ü³ä¿¡ »ç·ÎÀâÈ÷¸é ¾î¶² Àϵµ ¼ºÃëÇÒ ¼ö ¾ø´Ù. ¼¼»óÀÇ ¾î¶² ¹åÁÙÀÌ ÀÚ½ÅÀ» ¾ô¾î¸Å´õ¶óµµ ÀÌ·ç°í ½ÍÀº(want to achieve) °ÍÀº ´Þ¼ºÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ´Ù´Â ¹ÏÀ½(belief)À» °¡Á®¾ß ÇÑ´Ù. ¼º°øÇÒ(become successful) ¼ö ÀÖ´Ù´Â ¹ÏÀ½ÀÌ ½ÇÁ¦·Î ¼º°øÀ» ÀÌ·ç´Â µ¥(achieve success) °¡Àå Áß¿äÇÑ ¿ä¼Ò´Ù.
Even after growing up, the elephants still believe that it is impossible to break away from the rope. They never try to break free at all. You have to think that what you want to achieve is possible. Assuming you can become successful is the most important step in actually achieving success.