Guest guest Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Fdd.message: (a little aside) mpr Logical Thinking: 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? 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. Warm Regards, Lux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 Hari- Om Very smart idea. What if the girl, without the money-lender's knowledge picks a white pebble from the ground, hides it between her fingers and , puts her hand in the bag and instead of taking a pebble brings out the white pebble that she had with her ? Even logic has alterntives. jai shree krishna ! Achuthan Nair guruvayur , " mprnair " <nairradhakrishnan wrote: > > Fdd.message: > > (a little aside) > > mpr > Logical Thinking: > 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? > > 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. > > Warm Regards, > > Lux > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 Great..it is true that we do not think much before we act..Any puzzle can be solved...if you approach it with a calm mind..then the divine power in you will lead to a solution.Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare.Loka Samastha Sukhino Bhavanthu.OM Namo Narayanaya.On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 9:58 PM, mprnair <nairradhakrishnan wrote: Fdd.message: (a little aside) mpr Logical Thinking: 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? 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. Warm Regards, Lux -- Sudarshan Shivdasan PrarthanaAria Cosmetics, Saudi Business UnitCell: +966 54 6477 485 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 The girl can ask the monelyender to pick one pebble and that her choice will be the other one. So, money-lender picks up the black pebble and the other one is supposed to be white. So she is off the hook. Chith Puram On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 2:29 AM, Sudarshan Shivdasan <sudarshan.sdn wrote: Great..it is true that we do not think much before we act..Any puzzle can be solved...if you approach it with a calm mind..then the divine power in you will lead to a solution.Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare.Loka Samastha Sukhino Bhavanthu.OM Namo Narayanaya. On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 9:58 PM, mprnair <nairradhakrishnan wrote: Fdd.message:(a little aside)mprLogical Thinking:Many years ago in a small Indian village, a farmer had the misfortune ofowing 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 abargain. He said he would forgo the farmer's debt if he could marry hisdaughter. Both the farmer and his daughter were horrified by the proposal. So the cunning money-lender suggested that they let providence decide thematter.He told them that he would put a black Pebble and a white pebble into anempty 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 herfather's debt would be forgiven.2) If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and her father'sdebt would still be forgiven. 3) But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown intoJail.They were standing on a pebble strewn path in the farmer's field. As Theytalked, 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 andput them into the bag.He then asked the girl to pick A pebble from the bag. Now, imagine that youwere 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 Tosave 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 Andlogical 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?Well, here is what she did ....The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble. WithoutLooking 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 Bagfor 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 Pickedthe 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 Attemptto think. Warm Regards,Lux -- Sudarshan Shivdasan PrarthanaAria Cosmetics, Saudi Business UnitCell: +966 54 6477 485 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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