7th February 2025
There was a father who left 17 camels as the inheritance for his three sons.
When the father passed away, his sons opened up the will which stated that the eldest son should get half of 17 camels while the middle son should be given 1/3rd (one-third) and the youngest son should be given 1/9th (one-ninth) of the 17 camels.
As it was not possible to divide 17 into half or 17 by 3 or 17 by 9, the three sons started to fight with each other.
Finally, the three sons aoproached a wise man who listened patiently about the shares in the Will.
The wise man, after giving some thought, brought one camel of his own and added the same to 17. That increased the total to 18 camels.
Now, he started executing the deceased father’s will.
Half of 18 = 9. So he gave the eldest son 9 camels
1/3rd of 18 = 6. So he gave the middle son 6 camels
1/9th of 18 = 2. So he gave the youngest son 2 camels.
Adding this up: 9 plus 6 plus 2 is 17, and this left one camel, which the wise man had provided & he took it back.
The attitude of negotiation and problem solving is to find the 18th camel i.e. the common ground.
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!
Focus on the solution, not the problem & stay blessed forever.