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The Story of the Two Pebbles |
The Story of the Two PebblesWill and Guy have obtained an inspirational PowerPoint Presentation explaining the old Chinese story of the farmer's daughter and the black and white pebbles. The PPT combines wisdom over a background of spectacular pictures of China. There is always something inspirational about stories of parables and this is no exception. A Story About Two Pebbles, Set Over Photos of China
As you watch the presentation keep thinging of the difference between logical thoughts and "lateral thinking. ΔPowerPoint Presentation Wisdom of the Two Pebbles~Incidentally, 2011 is the Chinese Year of the rabbit. Transcript of the Story of Two PebblesMany years ago in a small Chinese village, a farmer called Feng 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 Mei. So he proposed a bargain. He said he would forgo the Feng's debt if he could marry his daughter.
Both the farmer and his daughter Mei 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 Mei would have to pick one pebble from the bag.
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:
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 that Mei should do? ~Well, here is what she did .... The daughter 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," Mei 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. Start your day with this thought provoking story and have a nice day. DONT WORK HARD...... "WORK SMART" Subscribe to Will and Guy's free 'Thought of the Day' email. You May Also Like our Cracked Pot - Inspirational Chinese ProverbWill and Guy have obtained an inspirational PowerPoint Presentation explaining the old Chinese proverb of the 'Cracked Pot'. The PPT starts slowly, the wisdom builds up nicely, and leaves you with a warm glow. There is always something inspirational about proverbs and parables.
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