Saturday, October 25, 2008
Being Fair in Life
Being Fair in Life
Came across this little story which I think may be a good reflection for all of us. Ever think that life is unfair to you ? why didnt you always get an equal share of what others did.. well, here's a story for you.
The Elephant and Ant Story
Being fair in life doesn't mean that things have to be always equal among everyone. Here we have a bowl of rice, to be shared among an elephant and an ant. The elephant needs a bowl of rice to feel full while the ant only needs a grain of rice.
To share the bowl of rice equally among them, they both get half the bowl of rice which ended up having the elephant half-full, and leftovers by the ant. On the other hand it would be fair to just let the elephant have the bowl of rice less the grain to be given to the ant. Both of them got what they need and no rice were wasted.
Moral of story.. in life, things may not always seem to be fair to you. All you need is to take some time and reflect on how you're looking at it, whether is it equal ? or fair..