Just two months to go before the year ends. How many times have you heard or even said; "There is no way out" or "There is no other solution to this challenge"
It is my belief there is more than one solution to almost every challenge - I came across the example below a few weeks ago.
I believe that Wisdom seems so profound because it provides a very simple solution to what appears to be a complex challenge. No one has a monopoly on Wisdom - it is acquired by listening, by learning and by connecting - over time.
"A farmer died leaving his 17 horses to his three sons. when his sons opened up the Will it read: My eldest son should get half the total horses, my middle son should be given one third of the total horses, my youngest son one ninth of the total horses.
As it's impossible to divide 17 into half or 17 by 3 or 17 by 9, the three sons started to fight with each other.
So, they decided to go to a farmer friend for help.
The farmer friend read the Will patiently, after giving due thought, he brought on e of his own horses over and added it the 17. That increased the total to 18 horses.
Now, he divided the horses according to their fathers Will.
Eldest son = 9 (one half)
Middle son = 6 (one third)
Youngest son = 2 (one ninth)
TOTAL IS = 17 - sure one received a little less and another a little more - but the challenge was resolved.
Now this leaves one horse left over, so the farmer friend takes his own horse back to his farm"
Moral: The attitude of negotiation and problem solving is to find the 18th horse, i.e. the common ground. Once a person is able to find the 18th horse the issue is resolved. It is difficult at time.
However, to reach a solution, the first step is to believe that there is a solution.
If we think that there is no solution, we won't be able to reach any!
The power of Wisdom, of understanding and the desire to resolve a challenge, lies in our philosophy of Life.
Written and interrupted by: Mario Calanna
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