其实，有时候，任何人事都束缚不了我们的身躯，更禁锢不了我们的思想。如此，历史长河才不至于干涸……往往是镜中的那个自己先放下武器，妥协求饶…… Most people are like the circus elephant. Have you ever seen an elephant in an indoor arena tied to a little wooden stake? That huge creature can pick up two thousand pounds with its trunk, yet it calmly stays tied. Why?
大多数人都像马戏团里的大象。你曾看过一头大象被拴在室内舞台的一根小木桩上吗?那头庞然大物能用它的长鼻子挑起2000磅的重物，却平静地甘于被绑缚。为什么呢?
When that elephant was just a baby, and not very strong, it was tied by a huge chain to an iron stake that could not be moved. Regardless of how hard it tried, it could not break the chain and run free. After a while it just gave up. Now, even though it is strong, it never attempts to break free. The “imprint” is permanent. “I can 8217;t! I can 8217;t!” it says.
大象幼年时，身子骨还不甚强壮，就被一根巨大的铁链拴在牢牢固定的铁桩上。不管它花多大的气力，都无法挣断铁链，获得自由。经过一段时间的尝试，它便放弃了。如今，它强壮了，却也不再试着去争取自由了。这个“铬印”是永久的。“我不能!我不能!”它诉说着。
There are millions of people who behave like this circus creature. They have been tied and told “You 8217;ll never make it,” so many times they finally call it quits. They may have dreams, but the “imprinting” keeps pulling them back.