But I Have Five
A teacher teaching math in a class of 6-year-olds. asked a boy named Adi. ” Adi, if I give you two mangos and another two mangos. how many mangoes will you have? He answered “5 mangoes”.
She was surprised by his reply but she tried again. Now this time she uses her fingers to make him count with her.
“Ok Adi, look if I give you One, Two. Two mangoes and another one-two. Two mangoes. How many mangoes will you have?”
He again answered ” Five mangoes”
This time she gets annoyed by his answer but she controls her anger and remembers that his mother once told her that he likes the strawberries. So, she tried this.
“Ok Adi, If I give you two strawberries and another Two strawberries. Now, how many strawberries do you have?”
“Teacher, 4 strawberries”
She felt relieved that he was back on track. So, again she asked him.
“Now tell me, Adi, If I give you two mangoes and another two mangoes. how many mangoes do you have?”
He answered ” Teacher, Five mangoes”
The teacher outburst in anger ” How can you have five mangoes if I give you four mangoes?”
“teacher, because One mango I have one in my bag”
Complete silence. The teacher calms down and regrets her anger.
Moral of the story
Two sides to every story. Never judge others. We should not decide for others without knowing their point of view. We make the decision based on what is logical rightness i.e. what is the obvious answer and don’t try to know the practical rightness i.e. what is the actual truth.
