Re: [Lovers India] Apple in the bag

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On Jun 11, 2012, at 9:02 AM, Yogesh Verma <yogeshvermag@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks, broken heart.
>
>
> On 6/10/12, BROKEN HEART <nocure4brokenheart@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Apple in the bag
>>
>>
>>
>> A teacher teaching Maths to seven-year-old student asked him, "If I give
>> you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you
>> have?"Within a few seconds the student replied confidently, "Four!"
>>
>>
>>
>> * The dismayed teacher was expecting an effortless correct answer (three).
>> She was disappointed. "Maybe the child did not listen properly," she
>> thought. She repeated, "My boy, listen carefully. If I give you one apple
>> and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?"*
>>
>>
>>
>> * The student had seen the disappointment on his teacher's face. He
>> calculated again on his fingers. But within him he was also searching for
>> the answer that will make the teacher happy. His search for the answer was
>> not for the correct one, but the one that will make his teacher happy.
>> This time hesitatingly he replied, "Four…"*
>>
>>
>>
>> *The disappointment stayed on the teacher's face. She remembered that this
>> student liked strawberries. She thought maybe he doesn't like apples and
>> that is making him loose focus. This time with an exaggerated excitement
>> and twinkling in her eyes she asked, "If I give you one strawberry and one
>> strawberry and one strawberry, then how many you will have?"*
>>
>>
>>
>> * Seeing the teacher happy, the boy calculated on his fingers again. There
>> was no pressure on him, but a little on the teacher. She wanted her new
>> approach to succeed. With a hesitating smile the student enquired,
>> "Three?"
>> *
>>
>>
>>
>> * The teacher now had a victorious smile. Her approach had succeeded. She
>> wanted to congratulate herself. But one last thing remained. Once again
>> she asked him, "Now if I give you one apple and one apple and one more
>> apple how many will you have?"*
>>
>> *Promptly the student answered, "Four!"*
>>
>>
>>
>> * The teacher was aghast. "How my boy, how?" she demanded in a little
>> stern and irritated voice.* *In a voice that was low and hesitating
>> young student replied, "Because I already have one apple in my bag."*
>>
>>
>>
>> *When **someone gives you an answer that is different from what you
>> expect. Don't think they are wrong. There maybe an angle that you have not
>> understood at all. You will have to listen and understand, but never listen
>> with a predetermined notion.*
>>
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