18th March 2025
The phrase “prove wrong or move on” suggests a choice between engaging in a conflict to validate one’s position or letting go and focusing on other matters.
It highlights the decision of whether to prioritize personal validation or to prioritize peace & progress.
Prof Bennett was known for his unconventional methods.
His students at Westbridge Univ were used to his philosophical riddles, but today was different.
As they filed into the classroom, they found him standing beside his desk, an old wooden chair placed deliberately on top of it.
Without preamble, he picked up a piece of chalk & wrote on the board in bold letters: “Prove that this chair does not exist.”
Murmurs rippled through the room as the students exchanged puzzled glances.
Some frowned in concentration, others smirked, already crafting their arguments.
The clock began ticking & one by one, they hunched over their desks, scribbling furiously.
Jason, a logical thinker, opted for a scientific approach. “Matter is made up of atoms, which are mostly empty space. If the chair is mostly emptiness, does it truly exist in a solid state?”
Across the room, Thomas filled pages with intricate reasoning, pulling in concepts from Kant and Berkeley. His handwriting was rushed but deliberate, as if each word carried immense weight.
Then there was Daniel. He simply glanced at the board, smiled & wrote two words on his paper before standing up.
The entire room watched as he casually handed his sheet to Professor Bennett & walked out.
Days later, Professor Bennett returned the graded papers. Daniel had topped.
The whole class wanted to know what did Daniel write on paper, so the professor asked him to spill the beans.
“I wrote-‘What chair?” Daniel replied.
In life, we often spend too much time battling trying to prove othets wrong rather than ignoring & moving on.
Many illusions, worries, doubts, fears only exist because we acknowledge them.
Sometimes, the simplest way to overcome an obstacle is not to fight it, but to refuse its existence altogether.
So ask yourself: What Chairs are you still trying to prove exist, when you could simply ignore and move on.
Don’t keep trying to prove things right or wrong, just ignore, move on & stay blessed forever.