A Motivational Story About Success
There is a monkey that lives on the African continent. The season is not good, so food is hard to come by. The monkey went around looking for food to various places, sometimes finding it sometimes not.
Arriving at a place, he saw a banana in a container. So tempting, the bananas are yellow and big. Definitely good to eat.
The monkey approached him, the closer it became clearer, that the banana was really a ripe banana and smelled great.
But there is something strange, the banana is in a container.
The monkey was looking for a way, and finally he found a hole. Aha, this is how to take the banana, he thought. Without thinking, he put his hand in to take the banana.
But what happened, his hand was difficult to remove. He couldn't get out his hand that was holding a banana. He tried many times to pull his hand away, but couldn't get it off.
The monkey kept saying, "I want this banana, I'm hungry". While continuing to pull his hand. But it doesn't go away either. And this incident continued, until some humans came to catch him.
The Wisdom of Motivational Stories About Success: The Banana Trap
In this life, most of us tend to cling to something or someone and refuse to let go. We then convince ourselves that we really need it, cannot escape, cannot even live without this person or thing.
Of course, not just things or people. Human dependence can also be on various beliefs and habits. He doesn't want to give up certain beliefs, when they actually limit his life.
We hold on to what we have, to wrong beliefs and to bad physical habits. The problem is that we consider it safe, certain, and commonplace.
The monkey kept holding the banana for a long time, because the banana was already in sight. He didn't want to let go of the banana, because he didn't see another banana. He thought, the banana in front of him was real, sure, and easy (already gripped).
Try, if he wants to let go of the banana, then want to try again. Perhaps, the chances are greater, to get other foods that are actually safe for him.
Are you still thinking of looking for certain things? Do you think only looking for the safe? Do you still think looking for an easy and ordinary?
That's the banana in your hand. You can get stuck and you're never going anywhere. Maybe your fate is not like a monkey caught by humans, but you will be consumed by time living in a trap.
Yes, that trap is what we usually call the comfort zone. Get out of your comfort zone, so you can enter the success zone. Will never be able to reach the success zone without leaving the comfort zone. Like you will never reach a new island if you don't want to leave the old island.