The maths teacher wrote ‘1000’ on the board and asked the student who was constantly disturbing the class, “How much is this?” Confident, yet embarrassed by the simplicity of the question, the boy replied, “One thousand.” Now the teacher added a zero to the right and pointing at ‘10000’ asked, “How much is this?” “Ten thousand, “ came the prompt reply. Now the teacher added another zero, but this time to the left of ‘1’ and pointing at ‘010000’ again enquired, “How much now?” “The same… ten thousand,” the boy replied. The teacher smiled, winked and then said, “When an insignificant number follows a significant number, it gains value. When the same insignificant number tries to go ahead of the significant number, then it has no value. So is the relationship between a teacher and a student. When a student follows the teacher, he gains value. The other way round… well.........” --- From Unposted Letter..
Posted on: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 10:43:22 +0000
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