Two Identical Statues!!

It was winter time, so King's court was organized outside under the morning sun. King and all ministers, and common people from his kingdom were also present there.

After sometime, a man came and asked permission to come to the court. King granted permission.

He came in and said, "My Lord, I am a sculptor and I have come here with a challenge. Till now I have gone to many kingdoms with this challenge and till now no one has been able to win. I want your permission to present it."

King asked, "What kind of challenge?"

The sculptor replied, "I have prepared two statues. One is made of diamond and the other is made of glass. You have to identify which one is made of diamond. Anyone from your kingdom can answer this challenge.

If you win then I will leave the diamond statue here but if I win then you have to give me money equal to the value of the diamond statue."

King accepted the challenge and statues were presented in court.

Everyone present in court was really surprised to see those statues as they were identical. They looked exactly the same, same size, same appearance, color, same light. Everything was same.

King looked at the statues again and again from every angle but still couldn't differentiate. King's minister looked closely at them one by one but still, no one was sure enough to answer.

Because if they lose, then not only would the King have to pay money but it would affect the King's prestige. So no one came forward to answer.

After sometime, the sculptor asked, "Is it my win?"

At that time, an old man who was present in the crowd and heard everything came forward and said to King, "I want to take this challenge. Can I try?"

King gave him permission.

The old man came forward, he looked at both statues and then touched them carefully. After just a minute, the old man answered which one was diamond and which one was glass.

Sculptor asked, "Is this your answer?"

The old man confidently replied, "Yes."

The sculptor replied, "I lose. As promised here I will leave this diamond statue for the king's treasury."

Everyone in court was happy and cheered for the old man.

King was curious and asked the old man, "How were you able to identify?"

The old man smiled and replied, "It was simple. We were all sitting in the sun the whole time and these statues were also kept in the sun. So, I touched both of them. The statue made of diamond remained cold but the statue made of glass became hot. That's how I was able to tell."

Flash: Life (Personal or Professional) is a continuous journey full of experience. It's important for us to behave likewise men who learn from the experiences and keep their eyes and senses open to learning new things continuously. There is always a solution to most of the problems around us. It's only a matter of analyzing the situation and devising simple solutions

Moral: Learn to demonstrate your skills and power in the SMART way by not letting imaginary fears deceive you. You can make a lot more happen than you think you can. Breakthrough change happens when you break your assumptions and move faster than you had expected to.

"Where there is a problem, there is a solution. And when the solution is simple, there is an opportunity!!"