A man was walking along the beach and saw another man fishing in the surf with a bait bucket beside him. As he came closer, he saw that the bait bucket had no lid and had live crabs inside.
“Why don’t you cover your bait bucket so the crabs won’t escape?” he asked.
“You don’t understand.”, said the man, “If there is one crab in the bucket it would definitely crawl out very quickly. However, when there are many crabs in the bucket, if one tries to crawl up the side, the others will grab hold of it and pull it back down so that it will share the same fate as the rest of them.”
If the crab persists, they will tear the legs off the crab and if it still persists, the other crabs will kill the crab.
This is very typical with humans and we see this happening around us all the time . If someone tries to do something different, maybe get better exam results or sporting success, improve his or herself, escape from negative people, forge a different path for themselves, or dream big, other people especially those who don’t like others getting on, will try to drag he/she back down to their level of mediocrity in life.
Ignore the crabs and prove them wrong always!
Have a go and do what is right for you. It won’t always be easy, and you may not advance as quickly as you would like, but you will NEVER share the same outcome and miserable life as those who never try.
We have had countless members at the gym with every reason to not even try or have a go, every reason to feel sorry for themselves instead of give a big effort every day, BUT they both chose to “climb the crab bucket” instead of listening to others or letting their challenges.disabilities to stop them from changing their own world and everyone around them in the process..
Don’t wait for the “perfect time or conditions” because they don’t exist, never let people’s words and opinions to stop you from achieving your dreams.
Will you keep climbing out the bucket or stay with the “crabs”?
