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A short but inspiring story which a friend shared with me and I decided to share it here… Enjoy
A father left 17 Camels as an Asset for his Three Sons.
When the Father passed away, his sons opened up the will.
The Will of the Father stated that the Eldest son should get Half of 17 Camels,
The Middle Son should be given 1/3rd of 17 Camels and the Youngest Son should be given 1/9th of the 17 Camels,
As it is not possible to divide 17 into half or 17 by 3 or 17 by 9, the sons started to fight each other.
So, they decided to go to a wise man.
The wise man listened patiently about the Will. After giving his thought, the wise man brought one camel of his own & added to the 17, that increased the total number of camels to 18.
Now, he started reading the deceased father’s will.
Half of 18 = 9.
So he gave 9 camels
to the eldest son.
1/3rd of 18 = 6.
So he gave 6 camels
to the middle son.
1/9th of 18 = 2.
So he gave 2 camels
to the youngest son.
Now add this up:
9 + 6 + 2 = 17 &
This leaves 1 camel,
which the wise man took back.
MORAL: The attitude of negotiation & problem solving is to find the 18th camel i.e(that is), the common ground.
Once a person is able to find the common ground, the issue is resolved. It is difficult at times, yeah but we all have to try.
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.
Share with a friend as I have…
Cheers.
Grey May 