Two people, One

A ZEN STORY

Boat

Amir
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O
nce upon a time, a wife and husband

planned to go on a trip. They didn’t know

where to go, so they argued. “We should go

to the forest. There are lots of fruits to find

there,” the wife said. “No, there might be

wild boars and bears in the forest. We should

go somewhere else,” the husband said

Amir
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“
We Should Go Hiking. We can see the

world when we’re on its top,” the wife

continued to convince her husband but his

answer will still be, “no.” Suddenly, The wife

had a great idea.

Amir
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T
he wife stole all of her husband’s riches so

that she can bribe him. Later on that day

while her husband was sleeping, she

proceeded with her plan. She went to a very

far place. She went to the dock where she

found a boat.

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T
He Husband woke up and found out that

his wife was missing. He continued finding

her wife and found out that his riches are

also gone. He ran to the places near their

place.

Amir
 Two People, One Boat
He Finds himself in a lake. HE spotted his

wife in the lake with his riches. He follows his

wife on the boat not knowing the boat had

holes, and only one can ride the boat.

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The husband decided to join his wife in the

boat. The boat slowly sinks because of their

weight and the hole in the boat. They fought

who to leave the boat. They panicked and

the boat sank together with the husband, his

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wife and his riches.

Amir
 Moral of the story

BALANCE
ARGUING WON’T GET YOU
ANYWHERE

Amir