The Power of Creative Thinking

One day, a young man was walking through a crowded city street when he saw an old blind man sitting on the sidewalk. In front of him was a small bowl with a few coins and a cardboard sign that read:

“Blind – Please Help!”

Even though people were rushing past, hardly anyone stopped or dropped a coin.

The young man paused for a moment. He could tell the old man needed help, but maybe the message just wasn’t reaching people.

So, he picked up the sign, turned it over, and wrote something new. Then he placed it back, smiled at the old man, and walked away.

Within minutes, people started stopping. One after another, they dropped coins into the bowl. Some even spoke kind words before walking off.

The old man, curious and amazed, asked a stranger nearby, “Can you please read what’s written on my sign now?”

The stranger replied:
“It says: It’s a beautiful day. You can see it. I cannot.”

Later that day, the young man—who happened to be a student—went back to his classroom for a philosophy test.

The professor placed a chair on the table and gave the class one strange instruction:
“Prove that this chair does not exist.”

Most students started writing long, detailed answers. But the same young man simply smiled, wrote a short sentence, and submitted his paper in less than a minute.

His answer?
“What chair?”

Moral:

Sometimes, the right words can change how people see the world. And often, creative thinking leads to the most powerful results.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Glenn Cunningham: The Boy Who Never Gave Up

Image
A long time ago, in a small village school, classrooms were heated with a coal stove. One young boy was in charge of coming early every day to start the fire before the others arrived. One morning, when the students and teachers came to school, they found the building in flames. Inside, they discovered the boy—unconscious and badly burned. They rushed him to the hospital. The doctors told his mother that the boy's lower body was badly burned and he might not survive. But the boy was brave. He refused to give up. To the surprise of the doctors, he survived. Later, the doctors told his mother that even though he lived, he would never walk again. His legs were too damaged. But the boy didn’t accept that. He was determined. Even though he couldn’t move his legs and had no feeling in them, he kept believing that one day, he would walk again. His mother helped him every day by massaging his legs. At first, there was no change. But the boy didn’t stop trying. One sunny day, his ...
Read more