“Potatoes, eggs, and coffee,” she hastily replied. He then ladled the coffee out and placed it in a cup. He pulled the boiled eggs out and placed them in a bowl. He took the potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl. The daughter, moaned and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing.Īfter twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter. Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second pot, and ground coffee beans in the third pot. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before?įailure is part of learning we should never give up the struggle in life. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds but because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were. They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free.” “Well,” trainer said, “when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it’s enough to hold them.Īs they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away. He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from their bonds but for some reason, they did not. The Elephant RopeĪs a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. By noon, the donkey was grazing in green pastures.Īfter much shaking off (of problems) And stepping up (learning from them), One will graze in GREEN PASTURES. The more the load was poured, the higher it rose. The donkey feels the load, shakes it off, and steps on it. Soil is poured onto the donkey from above. He can’t pull it out no matter how hard he tries. Shake off Your ProblemsĪ man’s favorite donkey falls into a deep precipice. Don’t judge people before you truly know them. “Why don’t you take your son to a good doctor?” The old man smiled and said…“I did and we are just coming from the hospital, my son was blind from birth, he just got his eyes today.”Įvery single person on the planet has a story. The couple couldn’t resist and said to the old man… “Dad, look the clouds are running with us!” During an interview (via Entertainment Weekly), the showrunner, Jason Katims, confirmed that Friday Night Lights wasn’t about football: “ It’s about community, it’s about family, and it’s about all these people’s lives.Dad smiled and a young couple sitting nearby, looked at the 24 year old’s childish behavior with pity, suddenly he again exclaimed… The show's writers made it clear - during Friday Night Lights’ 5 season-run - that for the residents of Dillon, living vicariously through the wins and losses of “their” team was a way to connect as a community, drawing on their collective strength and perseverance. In tackling issues like racism, alcoholism, unwanted pregnancy, and even starting the show with a life-altering injury, Friday Night Lights led its audience into the complex lives behind the cheering fans in the stands on Friday night. The stories woven throughout the series were those of the ordinary residents of a small, economically struggling town, each dealing with their own personal wins and losses in life. Friday Night Lights, much like its signature phrase, “clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose,” was about so much more than football.
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