A Short Story With A Great Message
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One rich man owned 19 horses when he died.
In his last will and testament he had written that upon his death,half the horses he owned should go to his only son;one fourth to the village temple and one fifth to the faithful servant.
The village elders could not stop scratching their heads. How can they give half of the 19 horses to the son? You cannot cut up a horse.They puzzled over this dilemma for more than two weeks and then decided to send for a wise man who was living in a neighboring village..
The wise man came riding on his horse and asked the villagers if he can be of any help to them.
The village elders told him about the rich man’s last will and testament which stated that half of the (19) horses must be given to his only son, one fourth must go to the temple and one fifth to the faithful servant.
The wise man said he will immediately solve their problem without any delay whatsoever. He had the 19 horses placed in a row standing next to one another. Then he added his own horse as the 20th horse. Now he went about giving half of the 20 horses that is ten horses to the son. One fourth of 20-that is 5 horses were given to the temple committee. One fifth of twenty-that is 4 horses were given to the faithful servant.
Ten plus five plus four made 19 horses. The remaining 20th horse was his own which he promptly mounted, spoke a few inspiring words, and rode back home.
The villagers were simply dumbfounded, full of disbelief and filled with admiration.
And the parting words of the wise man were inscribed in their hearts and minds which they greatly cherished and passed on to their succeeding generations till today.The wise man said: In our daily lives, in our daily affairs, simply add God’s name and then go about facing the day’s happenings.
Ever come across problems in life that are seemingly insurmountable? Add the God Principle in our daily lives and the problems will become lighter and eventually will disappear.
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:thanks: Kumar, I love this story must have read it 10 times already, humanism & infallible logic 🙂
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BRILLIANT
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Very wise…many times we come across similar situation and then end up giving up. Simple wise approach such as above simply reverses all difficulties.
Thanks Kumar for sharing the story with us.
He should have taken them to TESCO – then everyone could have had some.
I think it’s highly possible only Brian will understand this!
quote Andy19:He should have taken them to TESCO – then everyone could have had some.I think it’s highly possible only Brian will understand this!
& probably DVG too 😀
Kumar – :thanks: for sharing :ymapplause:
Good story none the less, I had to do the math twice though!
quote razik:quote Andy19:He should have taken them to TESCO – then everyone could have had some.I think it’s highly possible only Brian will understand this!
& probably DVG too 😀
Kumar – :thanks: for sharing :ymapplause:
No Razik in Oz they’d be looking for ‘roo =)) =)) the above, not Kumars story =)) =))
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