There is a solution to every problem

 


Once upon a time, in a small village, there was a wise old man who was known for his great judgment and problem-solving skills. One day, a woman came to him in a state of distress, holding her baby in her arms.

"Please help me, wiseman,"

she cried. "My baby has a high fever, and I don't know what to do."

The wise man took the baby from her arms and examined him carefully. After a few moments, he handed the baby back to the woman and said, "Go home and make a special tea for your baby. The tea will help to bring down the fever."

The woman did as she was told and gave the tea to her baby. To her amazement, the fever broke, and her baby started to feel better.

A few days later, another woman came to the wise man with a different problem. "Please help me," she begged. "My cow has fallen ill, and she is the only source of milk for my family. Without her, we will not survive."

The wise man listened carefully to the woman's problem and then instructed her to go home and mix a certain herb with the cow's food. The woman followed his advice, and the cow soon recovered, providing milk for her family once again.

As time went by, more and more people came to the wise man with their problems, and he always had a solution for them. Some people even began to call him a miracle worker.

One day, a young man came to the wise man and asked, "How is it that you know how to solve everyone's problems?"

Moral of the story:

The wise man smiled and replied, "I don't know everything, young man. But what I do know is that there is a solution to every problem. You just need to look for it with an open

mind and a kind heart."

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