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Think Out Of The Box...
Many years ago, somewhere in a small village, a farmer had the misfortune Of
owing a large sum of money to a village moneylender. The moneylender, who was
old and ugly, fancied the farmer's beautiful daughter. So he proposed a
bargain. He said he would forgo the farmer's debt if he could marry his
daughter. Both the farmer and his daughter were horrified by the proposal.
So the cunning money-lender suggested that they let LUCK decide the matter.
He told them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty
money bag. Then the girl would Have to pick one pebble from the bag.
1) If she picked the black pebble, she would become his wife and her father's
debt would be forgiven.
2) If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and her father's debt
would still be forgiven.
3) But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into Jail.
They were standing on a pebble strewn path in the farmer's field. As they
talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles. As he picked them up,
the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put
them into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick a pebble from the bag.
Now, imagine that you were standing in the field. What would you have done if
you were the girl? If you had to advise her, what would you have told her?
Careful analysis would produce three possibilities:
1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble.(Her father will be thrown in jail.)
2. The girl should show that there were two black pebbles in the bag and expose
the money-lender as a cheat.(But the money will still be owed.)
3. The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order To save
her father from his debt and imprisonment.(Girl will have to marry the cruel
lender.)
Take a moment to ponder over the story. The above story is used with the hope
that it will make us appreciate the difference between lateral and logical
thinking. Think of the consequences if she chooses the above logical answers.
What would you recommend to the Girl to do?
GIVE UP?
Well, here is what she did ....
The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble. Without looking
at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path Where it
immediately became lost among all the other pebbles.
"Oh, how clumsy of me," she said. "But never mind, if you look into the Bag for
the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked."
Since the remaining pebble is black, it must be assumed that she had picked the
white one. And since the money-lender dared not admit his dishonesty, the girl
changed what seemed an impossible situation into an extremely advantageous one.
MORAL OF THE STORY: Most complex problems do have a solution. If only we Think
Logically and Out of the Box...
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