The Only Way to Solve Any Problem

Finding THE COMMON GROUND Before COMING TO ANY SOLUTION IS THE ONLY WAY to Solve any Problem.

A father left 17 camels, as the inheritance for his three sons.

When the father passed away, his sons opened up the will.

The Will stated that THE ELDEST SON SHOULD GET HALF of 17 camels while THE MIDDLE SON SHOULD BE GIVEN 1/3RD (ONE-THIRD) & THE YOUNGEST SON SHOULD BE GIVEN 1/9TH (ONE-NINTH) of the 17 camels.

As it is not possible to divide 17 into half or 17 by 3 or 17 by 9, the three sons started to quarrel with each other.

So, the three sons decided to go to a wise woman.

The wise woman listened patiently about the Will.

The wise young woman, after giving some thought, brought one camel of her own and added the same to 17. That increased the total to 18 camels.

Now, she started reading the deceased father’s will.

Half of 18 = 9.

So she gave the eldest son 9 camels

1/3rd of 18 = 6.

So she gave the middle son 6 camels

1/9th of 18 = 2.

So she gave the youngest son 2 camels.

Now add this up: 9 plus 6 plus 2 is 17, and this left one camel, which the wise woman took away.

LEARNING 1

The attitude of negotiation and problem solving is :

To find the 18th camel, i.e. the COMMON GROUND.

Once a person is able to find the 18th camel, that is the COMMON GROUND……ANY ISSUE GETS RESOLVED.

It is difficult at times to find the COMMON GROUND.

But the spirit is this only

LEARNING 2

To reach any solution of any problem….

First step is to believe that there is a solution.

Otherwise there won’t be any!


- Author Unknown
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Before Working Hard.............

 

 

Before Working Hard ………

One fine day, a bus driver went to the bus garage, started his bus, and drove off along the route.

No problems for the first few stops, a few people got on, a few got off, and things went generally well.

At the next stop, however, a big hulk of a guy got on. Six feet eight, built like a wrestler, arms hanging down to the ground.

He glared at the driver and said, "Big John doesn't pay!" and sat down at the back.

The driver was five feet three, thin, and basically meek... Naturally, he didn't argue with Big John, but he wasn't happy about it.

The next day the same thing happened -Big John got on again, said "Big John doesn't pay!" and sat down.

And the next day, and the one after that, and so forth.

This irritated the bus driver, who started losing sleep over the way Big John was taking advantage of his size.

Finally he could stand it no longer. He signed up for body building program, karate, judo and all that good stuff.

By the end of the summer, he had become quite strong; So on the next Monday, when Big John got on the bus and said, "Big John doesn't pay!" the driver stood up, glared back and screamed, "And why not?"

With a surprised look on his face, Big John replied, "Big John has a Bus pass."

Moral of the story: First be sure is there a problem before working hard to solve one.