Once upon a time, a CEO on his way to a business trip to a South America crash landed in an isolated part of the Amazons. He alone survived but broke his legs and suffered a complete loss of memory. A tribe member found him and took him to their village where he was nursed back to health. He was able to walk again but was never able to regain his memories.
The tribe that rescued him lived in a far out jungles of the Amazons untouched by modern civilization and they led a very primitive kind of life. After over a year in the village, he learned the tribal ways and rituals and he was given a wife whom he learned to love and cared for. He was loved and respected by the community but no matter how he tried, he felt that something is missing in his life and felt that the kind of life they led in the village doesn't suit him. So after another year he made a hard decision.
He talked with his wife and the elders to ask why they have not ventured beyond the jungle limits but no one could give him a clue as to what lies beyond the horizons. Though it was a bit hard for him, he got some provisions for a long trip and bid the tribe goodbye. Knowing the dangers that awaited him he knew that for him to find the changes he wanted, he has to take the necessary risks.
I got this story from the first chapter of the book - "University of Success" by Og Mandino. The moral of the story is that even if things seem to be going alright, we should never stop our search for betterment. The first decision we have to make is knowing when to leave...
As the saying goes : " The harbor is maybe the safest place for a ship but ships were made to sail and not just to be anchored "
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