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Who is the fool?

Who is the fool?

By yenPublished 2 years ago 1 min read

A new teacher realized that in the class there was a boy who was always cursed as stupid. During recess, he asked his group of friends why.

- Well, he's a real idiot, teacher. If you give him a big coin of 5 rubles and a small coin of 10 rubles, he will choose the 5 ruble coin, because he thinks the larger 5 ruble coin is better.

Here, teacher, look. One person in the group held up 2 coins and let the other boy choose. And he still chose the 5 ruble coin as before.

The teacher asked in surprise:

- Why did you choose 5 rubles and not 10 rubles?

- Look, the 5 ruble coin is bigger.

After school, the teacher went to the boy and asked again:

- Can't you understand that a 5 ruble coin is only bigger in size, but a 10 ruble coin can buy you more things?

- If you take 10 rubles, they won't give it to you next time... The boy answered.

Lesson: Surely when you read this far you will see that the boy seems naive but he is not really. People often say: "There's nothing to be afraid of if you're stupid but appear dangerous. What's scary is if you're dangerous but appear stupid." So don't underestimate the person across from you. Because the person facing you may not be as stupid as you think... A very short story about a coin makes you reconsider the way you look at the person across from you...

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