The forgotten kingdom

Once upon a time, there was a bore and dull kingdom until all the people are getting sick and fed up of it. So, the king decided to do something within his capability for the sake of his people. He scratches his head hard for almost one month until one day his head suddenly *blink *blink. He is so happy and he shouted and jumped around all over his castle because finally there is a cure/solution for his lovely kingdom. He planned to organize an interesting competition.

The rules and regulations is as follows:-
1) Participants are required to find their own suitable partner for the competition in the first phase.
2) Next, the couple is required to build a ship together.
3) Lastly, they are required to cross a "dangerous" river by using the ship built by them.
4) First couple who crossed the river shall be the champion.

For the first time in century, the kingdom become so interesting and busy. People are starting to talking with each other, discussing about this event, laughing, smiling, working and etc. It's just like a miracle because king has transformed the whole kingdom into a loving heaven.

The competition day has arrived and the king feel very happy because many people are registering for the event. People are getting excited and desperately waiting for the king to ring the bell to officially start the event.

At last, the bell rang. Everyone running crazily all around to look for their suitable partner. However, out of 100 participants, only 20 couples are successfully paired (20%). After that, those 20 couples start to build the ship. Out of 20, only 10 have successfully build the ship. The reasons why each pair has failed are different. Some maybe because of different opinion, not caring, stubborn and etc. Hence, it is a tough phase for the couples. The final stage, which is also the most crucial part of the event; The phase which test & verify the ship that the couple built and their braveness to cross the "dangerous" river. Out of 10, only 1 is success! The king is so curious why this can happen and he ordered his man to perform the root cause analysis and send him a report.

The report shows that external factor was cause of the problem. For example, some people may warn the couple not to cross the river because there is a sea monster there even it is just a rumours. Of course, this may frightened some couple who are not steady enough! Some even run away by just hearing the word, "dangerous" river.

The couple who crossed the river successfully is because they trust each other. The guy partner told the girl not to scare because that's the river he had his bath everyday since he was 5 years old. The girl replied she don't even care about the sea monster rumours. If really there is a sea monster, she is willing to fight it together with him!

What you can see is only the tip of the iceberg and it is actually only 10% of the whole thing!
The morale of the story is very simple. It shows us is so difficult to find the one you love that's why you need to cherish them, have faith on him/her and believe what you feel. Quote of the day based on iceberg theory "The truth may only be revealed until you fully understand it."

Yitzchak Has Been Blogging Since 2009