chinese pebbles
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A Story about two
pebbles
with 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 large sum of money due to be repaid to a very ugly old man.
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If the money was not repaid, the law said the farmer would have to go to debtor’s jail.
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After a terrible farming season, the father did not have the funds to pay his debt.
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However, the farmer had a very pretty daughter that the old lender was sweet on, so the lender proposed a deal:
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He said he would cancel the debt if he could marry the farmer’s daughter
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.Both the farmer and his daughter were horrified about this proposition
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Seeing this, the old lender suggested chance 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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The daughter would then pick one, without looking …
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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 doesn’t have to marry me but the debt will still be cancelled.
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3) If she refuses to pick a pebble, her father will go to debtor’s prison…
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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 who had 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 farmer’s 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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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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What should she do…?
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This story means to illustrate a point…..
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The difference between logical thought and so called “lateral”thought.
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The daughter’s dilemma cannot be resolved in an equitable manner using traditional logic
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Think of the consequences of each of the three possible options.
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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 whether it was black or white, it mixed with other pebbles on the ground
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Ah ! Sorry!... 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, don’t you think?
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Since the second pebble was black,
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The first one had to have been white…!
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. The old lender didn’t 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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It’s just that we don’t always know how to examine all of the angles of the situation
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