| Long, long ago, in Chunqu Dynasty of ancient China,
a man from Chu state dropped his beautiful well-set sword
into the water because of the shake from the boat while
he was in the middle of the river ."Oh, God."
He cried in dear pity. "What can I do ?" On
hearing that, the boatman replied calmly "It doesn't
matter. I'm coming to dive for it." But the man from
Chu hesitated for a while and said "We can't do that
because the water is rapid and deep. But I have a marvelous
idea." With these words, he took out his knife and
made a mark on one side of the boat where his sword was
dropped. "Well, everything is done! " When the
boat stopped at the opposite bank, the man undressed himself
immediately and dove into the water for his sword from
the very place where he had made the mark. Of course,
he got nothing. Finally he appeared in the water and murmured:
"What's happening? why can't I find my sword from
the water just under the mark? " Laughter burst from
the passengers.
Well, let's end the story with the conclusion: Man
should not stick stubbornly to his own opinion, instead
he should make changes according to specific conditions.
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