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• Many years ago in a small Indian village, A farmer hadthe misfortune Of owing a large sum of money to a village moneylender.

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• 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 couldmarry hisDaughter. Both the farmer and his daughter werehorrified by theProposal.

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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.

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So the cunning money-lender suggested that they letProvidence decide the matter.

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He told them that he would put a black Pebble and awhite pebble into an empty money bag. Then the girlwould Have to pick one pebble from the bag.

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He told them that he would put a black Pebble and awhite pebble into an empty money bag. Then the girl would Have to pick one pebble from the bag.

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1) If she picked the black pebble, she would become his wife and her father's debt would be forgiven.

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2) If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and her father's debt would still be forgiven.

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3) But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown in a Jail.

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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.

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As he Picked them up, thesharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up twoBlack pebbles and put them into the bag.

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He then asked the girl to pick A pebble from the bag.

Now......... ., imagine that you were standing in the field.

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What would you have Done;

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If you were the girl?If you had to advise her, what would you Have told her?

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Routine solutions / analysis would produce One or more of the following three possibilities:

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1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble.

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2. The girl should show that there were two black pebbles in the bag And expose the money- lender as a cheat.

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3. The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order To save her father from his debt and imprisonment.

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Take a moment to ponder over the situation... .

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The above story is an example that would bring home the need for us to appreciate the difference between lateral And logical thinking.

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The girl's dilemma cannot be solved with Traditional logical thinking.

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Think of the consequences if she chooses The above logical answers.

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What would you recommend to the Girl to do?

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Still Thinking....

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Well, here is what she did .... ;

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The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble.

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Without Looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path

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Where it immediatelybecame lost among all the other pebbles .

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"Oh, how clumsy of me," she said. "But never mind, if you look into the Bag for the one that is left, youwill be able to tell which pebble I Picked."

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Since the remaining pebble is black, it must beassumed that she had Picked the white one.

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And since the money-lender dared not admit his Dishonesty,

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The girl changed what seemed an impossible situation to anadvantageous one.

MORAL OF THE STORY:

Most complex problems have a solution. It is only that we need to think Hard enough...