*What a wonderful post. It changed my perception on* *Perception*
*A teacher teaching Maths to a six-year-old asked him, “If I give you one apple and one apple & one apple, how many apples will you have?”*
*Within a few seconds the boy replied Confidently, “Four!”*
*The dismayed Teacher was expecting an effortless Correct Answer (three).*
*She was disappointed. “May be the child did not Listen Properly,” she thought.*
*She repeated, “pls Listen Carefully.*
*It is very simple. You will be able to do it right if you Listen Carefully.*
*If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?”*
*The Boy 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 his Teacher Happy.*
*This time Hesitatingly he replied, “Four...”*
*The disappointment stayed on Teacher’s Face.*
*She remembered that the Boy Loves Strawberries.*
*She thought maybe he doesn’t Like apples and that is making him Lose Focus.*
*This time with Exaggerated Excitement & Twinkling Eyes Teacher asked ...*
*“If I give you one strawberry & one strawberry & one strawberry, then how many will you have?”*
*Seeing the Teacher Happy, the young 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 young boy replied, “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 answer was “Four!”*
*The teacher was Aghast.*
*“How.... tell me, How?” she Demanded in a little Stern and Irritated Voice.*
*In a voice that was Low and Hesitating young Boy Replied, “Because I already have One Apple in my Bag.”*
*Lessons to Learn: When someone gives you an answer that is different from what you are expecting, it is not necessarily they are wrong.*
*There may be an Angle that We may not have Understood at all.*
*We need to Learn to Appreciate and Understand Different Perspectives.*
*Quite often, we try and impose our perspectives on others and then wonder what went wrong.*
*The next time someone gives you a different perspective than yours, sit down and gently ask " Can You Please Help me Understand"?......*