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 while the middle son
should be given 1/3rd (one-
third).The youngest son
should be given 1/9th (one-
ninth) of the 17 camels.
As it is not possible to
divide 17 into half or 17 by
3 or 17 by 9, three sons
started to fight with each
other.
So, the three sons decided
to go to a wise man.
The wise man listened
patiently about the Will.
The
wise man, after giving this
thought, brought one camel
of his own and added the
same to 17. That increased
the total to 18 camels.
Now, he started reading 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.
Now add this up: 9 plus 6
plus 2 is 17 and this leaves
one camel, which the wise
man took back.
Moral : The attitude of
negotiation and problem
solving is to find the 18th
camel i.e. the common
ground. Once a person is
able to find the common
ground, the issue is
resolved. It is difficult at
times. 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!
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