Every Problem has a Solution

A Good Story


Many years ago in a small Indian 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 providence 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.

2. The girl should show that there were two black pebbles in the bag and
expose the money-lender as a cheat.

3. The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order to
save her father from his debt and imprisonment.

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. The girl's dilemma cannot be solved with traditional
logical thinking. Think of the consequences if she chooses the above logical
answers.

What would you recommend to the Girl to do?

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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. It is only that we don't attempt
to think.

hmmmmmm nice meenaaaa

My God! That was cool! I would have changed the scenario and said to the moneylender that if the daughter picks the black pebble then the debt is over and the daughter does not have to marry the moneylender. But the above is so much better because in my case the moneylender would have refused to go along with the plan knowing the reality, but in the above case he will still go along and the daughter wins! Wow! Cool! I'm learning. Man! What a smart idea!

So the jist of it is, that the daughter made the moneylender lose by catching him unawares! Cool! I'll remember that!  :D

wah sach mein achchi posting hai meena ji!!!


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lolzzz just kiddin....


it was rallly nice

bahut bahut shukriya bahut mehrbaani
ro padega khuda bhi jo suneaga meri kahaani
tum samjho to chipe aansu dekho
hum kya karein keh nahi sakte jubaani..


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GOOD

meena ur so great but how's going ur life