When you are teached from the start that what you'll need most, or love most, is always associated with unpleasant feelings, so as you totally give up with the idea of having it, you'll always be led to see difficulties as the proof that you can't have what you really would love to have. You won't really fight. Just a bit, some time (even some long years..). And you're gonna end up.
Always.
Always.
And always.
Yes, always.
Always.
And always.
You're weak when you're a child, because the environment is much more strong than you (you're just.. a child). You're weak when you're a monkey, because scientists have much power on you.
So a single spray of freezing cold water (or other very subtle stimulus) can prevent you from doing some things. You don't know (are conscious) that you can defend yourself from such little dangers, yet.
Normally, with time... and once you don't believe anymore in the various (and very subtle too...) stories that could have been invented (even by yourself) to justify for not having what you need... you (or monkeys) should realize that you can support the little time when you will be sprayed with cold water, sufficiently to take and eat the banana. Or support the difficulties you will encounter when trying to reach your goal. Reach your needs. Your loves.
The banana hanging to the rope is a picture. You can just look at it. Can't touch it. At least, never totally have it.
Do you find it ok to only love pictures of what you love ?
Stories of what you love ?
The path, is to accept to be sprayed with cold water. To encounter difficulties.
Because difficulties are part of life. And a cage without difficulties isn't life.
Do you want to live ?
(I had written first ("mistake") : leave)
You know you have actually answered the question, right?
Yes, children are weak, esp. if their parents play the authority/obedience card rather than preparing them for the journey, and monkeys are weak too, maybe not in the jungle, but definitely in such a controlled environment.
Breaking out wouldn't even cross their minds, something else has to happen first, and that what you wrote, that is it!
The realization you mentioned is the first step.
In a social environment, communication with others, the spreading of an idea, is the next step (otherwise the social environment has the same effect as the icy water).
And once the monkeys get that banana, either together or by at least allowing the "daring one" to try his/her luck, only then it is time for the next step.
Thank you for answering, Chris!