THE THREE EQUALS
When a problem is too complicated to solve - and when that leaves me stressed out – I seek help from my old friend, that ‘wise-fool’ – Mullah Nasruddin. One night, Mullah was in another village. He saw a man frantically searching for something under the street lamp. “What are you searching for, my friend?” Mullah asked the stranger. “A gold coin,” replied the stranger. Mullah joined the stranger in searching for the gold coin. After searching, without any success, for almost an hour, Mullah asked the stranger, “Do you remember, where you lost your coin?” “Over there,” the stranger pointed across the street. “Fool, then, why the hell are we searching for it here?” Mullah yelled. “Because, my wise friend,” the stranger looked at Mullah with disbelief and reasoned, “there is no light over there!” Mullah had met his equal! And, every time I re-visit this story, I seriously feel – I have met my equa...