Boundin’

Last week i was down, trodden, as my colleague would put it, distressed, angry and devastated. I was pissed off. Someone in the office, someone, had made me doubt myself! And in my devastation, i let this person’s power rule over me. I believed in my supposed in-capabilities. And in this belief i became a substandard person. I hang my head in shame, and i lost all will to give my all, my 110% to my work. I became useless even in my own eyes. I forgot the most crucial lesson, that whatever i do, i must do it with all my heart, as working for the Lord and not for humans.

That is until my brother told me to watch the short film Boundin’. Boundin is about a sheep that was so elegant in dancing, that he became popular amongst his friends. That is until the sheep shearers came by and sheared his wool, and he doubted himself, and stopped dancing, because he believed that he could only dance with his preen wool. So a jackalope comes along and teaches the little sheep that even in his bareness, he can still bound rather than dance. And with this, his joy in life, and pride are completely restored.

http://www.metatube.com/en/videos/38424/Boundin-Pixar-HD-Short-Film-Walt-

We all have those sheep shearers in our lives who make us feel inadequate in our capacities. Don’t let them. Instead be like the jackalope who continues to bound even in worse situations, or find your jackalope who will teach you to restore faith in yourself, and teach you how to bound regardless.