The Analytical Mind

The Analytical Mind Posted: 06 Apr 2012 09:30 PM PDT Many years ago in a small Chinese village, a villager had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to the local moneylender. The moneylender , who was old and ugly, fancied the villager’s beautiful daughter. So he proposed a bargain. He said he would forgo the villager’s debt if he could marry his daughter. Both the poor villager and his daughter were horrified by the Proposal.  So the cunning money-lender suggested that they let luck decide the matter. He told them that he would put a black stone and a white stone into an empty money bag. Then the girl would have to pick one stone from the bag.  1) If she picked the black stone, she would become his wife and her father’s debt would be forgiven.  2) If she picked the white stone she need not marry him and her father’s debt would still be forgiven.  3) But if she refused to pick a stone, her father would be thrown into jail.  They were standing in a place which was full of black and white stones. As they talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two stones. As he picked them up, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two Black stones and put them into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick a stone 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? Click Here to give your answers!! (...) Continue reading The Analytical Mind