The Chair Test.

An eccentric professor of Philosophy gave a one-question-final exam

after a semester dealing with a broad array of topics.

The class was already seated and ready to go when the professor

picked up his chair, plopped it on his desk and wrote on the board:

"Using everything we have learned this semester, prove

that this chair does not exist."

Fingers flew, erasers erased, notebooks were filled in furious

fashion. Some students wrote over 30 pages in one hour

attempting to refute the existence of the chair. One member of

the class however, was up and finished in less than one minute.

Weeks later when the grades were posted, the student who finished

in one minute got an A+.

The rest of the group wondered how he could have gotten such a great grade when

he had barely written anything at all.

This is what he wrote:

“What chair?"

MY COMMENT:

Every endeavor in life such as a relationship, marriage, parenting, career or business, does has its fair share of problems or obstacles.  

As aptly indicated in the above story however, too many people approach their problems or obstacles from an exaggerated point of view, thus making a mountain out of a mote hill. And worse, instead of applying the right tools in overcoming their problems, these unlucky individuals will rather expend precious time and energy in knocking their heads against walls in petty jealousy, sheer envy or unnecessary hatred toward those who are doing the right thing.

Yet, the prescribed solution is merely a candid self-evaluation. With this earnestly done, even the most unfortunate individuals will realize that all they need do is simply a change in attitude, perception of life and, above all, better problem-solving strategies.