{"id":118,"date":"2021-12-14T06:51:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T06:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdr.foobrdigital.com\/?p=118"},"modified":"2021-12-14T06:51:22","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T06:51:22","slug":"thinking-out-of-the-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/14\/thinking-out-of-the-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking Out of the Box"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Thinking<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In a small Italian town, hundreds of years ago, a small business owner owed a large sum of money to a loan-shark. The loan-shark was a very old, unattractive looking guy that just so happened to fancy the business owner\u2019s daughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He decided to offer the businessman a deal that would completely wipe out the debt he owed him. However, the catch was that we would only wipe out the debt if he could marry the businessman\u2019s daughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Needless to say, this proposal was met with a look of disgust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The loan-shark said that he would place two pebbles into a bag, one white and one black.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The daughter would then have to reach into the bag and pick out a pebble. If it was black, the debt would be wiped, but the loan-shark would then marry her. If it was white, the debt would also be wiped, but the daughter wouldn\u2019t have to marry the loan-shark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Standing on a pebble-strewn path in the businessman\u2019s garden, the loan-shark bent over and picked up two pebbles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whilst he was picking them up, the daughter noticed that he\u2019d picked up two black pebbles<\/strong> and placed them both into the bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He then asked the daughter to reach into the bag and pick one.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The daughter naturally had three choices as to what she could have done:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Refuse to pick a pebble from the bag.<\/li>
  2. Take both pebbles out of the bag and expose the loan-shark for cheating.<\/li>
  3. Pick a pebble from the bag fully well knowing it was black and sacrifice herself for her father\u2019s freedom.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    She drew out a pebble from the bag, and before looking at it \u2018accidentally\u2019 dropped it into the midst of the other pebbles. She said to the loan-shark;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cOh, how clumsy of me. Never mind, if you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    The pebble left in the bag is obviously black, and seeing as the loan-shark didn\u2019t want to be exposed, he had to play along as if the pebble the daughter dropped was white, and clear her father\u2019s debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Moral of the story:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    It\u2019s always possible to\u00a0overcome a tough situation<\/strong>\u00a0throughout of the box thinking, and not give in to the only options you think you have to pick from.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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