Strength Begins in the Mind

In a quiet forest, a young deer named Rizu always felt weak and slow. Every day he complained,

“I can never run like the others.” One morning, while walking sadly, he noticed a tiny

ant struggling to carry a big grain. The ant slipped again and again, but never stopped

trying. Rizu watched quietly. After many tries, the ant finally lifted the grain

and carried it home. The ant looked at Rizu and said, “Strength is not in the body,

it begins in the mind.” Rizu understood. From that day, he stopped complaining.

He practiced daily—slow at first, faster each week. Finally, one day,

Rizu outran even the fastest deer in the forest. Moral: Small consistent effort can defeat