The World Is A Puzzle
The World Is A Puzzle
Author: Unknown
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 wouldn’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. Then he put all the 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 into 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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Life may seem like a complicated puzzle but actually it is so easy that an infant can do it. Simply breath, eat, drink and sleep. Sort of like an automobile, get in it and drive. If you sit and try to figure out how it is put together and what makes it go, then it becomes complicated. (~_~)
Problem Solving
(another related … Zendictive post)
enjoy your day, for it is a small piece of the puzzle that makes up your life
By the way, a used plastic tray for food sold in the supermarket is a very good material for making puzzle pieces manually, because it is moderately soft and thick.
bibuji - January 26, 2012 at 7:57 am |
This was a good reminder for me today, Art. I’m a political junkie…I actually wake up thinking about the travesties that are happening in Washington DC every single day. Somehow I need to figure out how to let that go…without becoming apathetic. So much of our children’s and grandchildrens lives depend on what we do now.
Janece - January 26, 2012 at 8:03 am |
Aw, what a beautiful story! There’s so much to learn from children, mainly because they keep things simple.
Peace & grace,
~Miro
Miro - January 26, 2012 at 8:17 am |
WOW!… great story and great minds think alike…
I just finished a draft almost ready to post called Fitting the Pieces together… all about the Puzzle of Life..
And how its all about finding Oneself.. 
Have a great Day Art Blessings.. ~ Sue Dreamwalker
Sue Dreamwalker - January 26, 2012 at 8:45 am |
Excellent… as always.
mysterycoach - January 26, 2012 at 8:46 am |
Now that’s something to think about!
Linda Vernon - January 26, 2012 at 11:54 am |
Art, children get smarter every minute, right? We should follow their excellent example and examine the pieces of our lives more carefully before trying to fit things together. Waiting behind the scenes is very often the very simple solution! Love this post. Happy jig-sawing in your workshop!
granbee - January 26, 2012 at 4:59 pm |
That’s “thinking outside the box”, which the boy probably didn’t even realize he was doing!
Fergiemoto - January 26, 2012 at 5:32 pm |
The world is a puzzle , never a truer word said!and the clever throw away words of the child. “You put the man together and the world falls into place” Very very true! xxxxxx
willowdot21 - January 27, 2012 at 8:48 am |
I can’t wait to see how his puzzle turns out.
lorrelee1970 - January 29, 2012 at 7:40 pm |
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