The price of wisdom
the price of wisdom
Very long ago, something the king would know very much but lazy. One day the king summoned all the wise men of his kingdom and ordered them to gather all the knowledge and wisdom of the earth put in place so that he could learn them.
By order of the king, the wise men were working hard. After more than a year, they offered him a hundred book contains all understanding in life. But when looking through the piles of books, bored king said:
- Not! We need an easier way. Countless hours and I just finished reading this book, remember that much.
Then he ordered them to summarize hundreds of books into one book only. A year later, the wise men back with a single book. Big thick book and thousands of pages. The king saw immediately exclaimed:
- Not! This book is too thick! I will take a lot of time to read it all.
Again, the wise men had to make very concise summary of that book in just one page to the king easy to carry and remember.
Everyone coil and coal heaven: "How can do that?". But they have no other choice at all. They know, or an order to be executed, or that they will fall first. Oldest wise meeting everyone again to find a solution. The consultation takes place in many nights. Finally, they completed the page containing all the knowledge in the world.
Being private, the king was delighted. "Finally, we are also going to know everything the smartest in the world that just one page alone!" - Told myself triumphant king and ordered the paper to offer in the shortest time.
And that day has come. The king crooked depart quietly happy. Both kingdoms are gathered around the court in order to be aware of that particular thing. The king was eager to open a page containing all the wisdom of the world. Of these only one sentence: "There is no wisdom without paying any price.