Good evening, I pray this finds all of your well and having a wonderful time with your family and friends! Today has been a beautiful day, the sun has been shining, we got to 39 degrees and the skies were crystal clear blue. There is more snow forecast for tomorrow,
In prayer this is evening I asked God to bless you with health, happiness, love, peace, calm and comfort. I asked him to be a shield of protection for you and yours and to provide reason for you to have smiles on your faces and giggles in your bellies! As always if you have prayer request we stand in the wait to lift your needs up to our Father in heaven in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
The story I have printed tonight is one that makes you think and I must admit, my answer was not the right one, I guess I still do not see much further than my nose in many aspects of life!
Transcript of the Story of Two Pebbles
Many 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.
If Mei picked the black pebble, she would become his wife and her father's debt would be forgiven.
If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and her father's debt would still be forgiven.
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:
Mei should refuse to take a pebble.
The girl should show that there were two black pebbles in the bag and expose the money-lender as a cheat.
Mei 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 that Mei should do?
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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"
1 comment:
She saw and knew that he had selected two black pebbles, but still decided to draw in the hopes that she could drop one so to call His bluff so to say. Ancient wisdom would choose rather to select a white stone herself from the ground and upon retrieving her own selection would uncover to all the mans guilt when he realized that there were still two black pebbles that remained. Forcing himself to reveal himself or submit defeat.He could have easily knowing the outcome when she had dropped the stone replaced the other black stone with a white one and she would have been forced to marry him.You can never wright another wrong with a wrong however often forcing the truth to rise will always equate justice.Although the reality of the matter would most likely force the man to admit His guilt either way and force the girl to redraw with a 50/50 chance for with men like these there is no honor...GBA
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