The sultan of
Persia had sentenced two men to death. One of them, knowing how much the
sultan loved his stallion, offered to teach the horse to fly within a year in
return for his life. The sultan, fancying himself as the rider of the
only flying horse in the world, agreed.
The other prisoner looked at his friend in disbelief. “You know horses don’t fly. What
made you come up with a crazy idea like that? You’re only postponing the
inevitable.” “Not so,” said
the first prisoner. “I
have actually given myself four chances for freedom. First, the sultan
might die during the year. Second, I might die. Third, the horse
might die. And fourth…I might teach the horse to fly.”
Instead of
submitting oneself to the situation a great idea at proper time will not only
save from trouble, but it can be turned into an advantage.
