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A Story about two pebbles

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of China!


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The difference between logical
thoughts and lateral thoughts.

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There was once in a small village a farmer who owed an important sum of money
due to be repaid to a very ugly old man.


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The farmer had a very pretty daughter
that the old lender was sweet on,
the lender proposed a deal:


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He said he would annul the debt


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the farmer and his daughter
were horrified about this proposition


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So, the old lender suggested hazard should determine
the outcome of his proposition.

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He told them he would put two pebbles
one black and one white in an empty money bag,

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And, the daughter would pick, without looking

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.One of the two pebbles.

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1) If she picks a black one, she must marry me
And the debt to her father is eliminated..

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2) If she picks the white pebble, she doesnt have to marry me
and the debt is also eliminated

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3) If she refuses to pick a pebble, her father will go to jail



While speaking, the old lender leaned forward
and picked up two pebbles.


As he was picking them up, the daughter with a sharp eye

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Noticed he had picked up two black pebbles and put them in the money bag

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The old lender asked the daughter
to pick a pebble out of the bag



This discussion was taking place on the road in front of the farmers house
and the road was paved with pebbles

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Imagine for an instant what you would have done.

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What would you have suggested the daughter to do?

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If we analyse the situation, there are 3 possibilities :

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1) The daughter refuses to pick a pebble

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2) The daughter picks out both pebbles
revealing the old lender cheated

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3) The daughter picks out a black pebble and sacrifices herself by marrying the
old coot and saves her father from emprisonment



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Take a moment
to reflect on this
situation


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This story means
to illustrate a point..

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The difference between logical thought and so called lateralthought.


The daughters dilemma cannot be resolved equitable manner

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Think of the consequences of each of the three possible options.

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So, what would you have done ?

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Here is what the young woman did :

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She plunged her hand in the bag picked a pebble and,
clumsily, dropped it on the ground

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before it could be determined wheter it was black or white, it mixed with other
pebbles on the ground

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Ah ! Gosh! I sure am clumsy, said the young woman.

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But no matter: if I remove the other pebble from the bag .

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..We will know which pebble I had picked first dont you think?


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Since the second pebble
was black,


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The first had to
have been white


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The old lender didnt dare
announce his cheating, .


The young woman transformed a seemingly impossible situation

 - ..Into a very advantageous ending !

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Moral of the story:


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A solution exists for most problems

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Its just that we dont always know how to
examine every angles of the situation

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Spring 2011 be full of positive thoughts and wise decisions!

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