Story of the two pebbles

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A Story about two pebblesOver
photos 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 if he could
marry his daughter
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.Both 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
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While speaking, the old lender leaned forward
and picked up two pebbles.
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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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But, she said nothing.
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The old lender asked the daughter to pick a
pebble out of the bag
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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.
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The daughters dilemma cannot be resolved
equitable manner
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By traditional logic
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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, .
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The young woman transformed a seemingly
impossible situation
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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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 May 2011 be full of positive thoughts and wise
decisions!
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FIN
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