The World is a Puzzle
There was a man who had a little boy that he loved very
much. Everyday after work the man would come home and play with the little boy.
He would always spend all of his extra time playing with the little boy.
One night, while the man was at work, he realized that he
had extra work to do for the evening, and that he couldn’t be able to play with
his little boy. But, he wanted to be able to give the boy something to keep him
busy. So, looking around his office, he saw a magazine with a large map of the
world on the cover. He got an idea. He removed the map, and then patiently tore
it up into small pieces in his coat pocket.
When he got home, the little boy came running to him and was
ready to play. The man explained that he had extra work to do and couldn’t play
just now, but he led the little boy in to the dining room, and taking out all
the pieces of the map, he spread them on the table. He explained that it was a
map of the world, and that by the time he could put it back together, his extra
work would be finished, and they could both play. Surely this would keep the
child busy for hours, he thought.
About half an hour later the boy came to the man and said,
‘Okay, it’s finished. Can we play now?’
The man was surprised, saying, ‘That’s impossible. Let’s go
see.’ And sure enough, there was the picture of the world, all put together,
every piece in its place.
The man said, ‘That’s amazing! How did you do that?’ The boy
said, ‘It was simple. On the back of the page was a picture of a man. When I
put the man together the whole world fell into place.’”
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