A good Story, really Good.

[najma82]

Make sure you read all the way down to the last sentence.

 

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.

[Pacifist]

Najma girl we miss u back here u know me and who happy girl.

 

Loved the story It reminded me of Beauty and the beast to a certain extent. Mashallah it shows the anaylytical way of thinking. Nice story

[najma82]

Hey sweetheart, I missed you all too, walaahi it is just hard to move to another place knowing nobody over there. Anyway tell everybody i said salam, and give ismahan,farxiyo,and everybody else a big hug for me.Thanks sweet. I am glad you liked the story too.

Salaam

[Qac Qaac]

smart move.. most of the ppl wouldn't think that way..

[Pujah]

** Smart lady **