said, quot;Okay, Ill take you over for five rupees.

    quot; t t; do you t; t laughing.

    to tman -- he had won.

    After reac; do you say, my friend? e  he money.

    quot;

    the second monk laughed uproariously.

    ;e crossed t because you  because you could part ! e o cross t because you  because you could let go of it.

    quot; So t remained.

    tinued, quot;I al o let go of money.

    e could give it up; ts whe river.

    If you  o it, if you  let it go, ;

    So the problem remained.

    t monk also joined in ter.

    to their guru.

    t; se a problem.

    oday illustrates our differences succinctly.

    One of us believes o cross because  money go.

    e are firm in our beliefs, and o be right.

    quot;

    the guru laughed a belly laugh.

    ;You are both crazy.

    You are committing the same kind of foolishness mankind has done for ages.

    quot;

    quot; is t foolis; the monks asked.

    t;Eac one side of truth.

    It is true you could  and cross t go of money -- but true: you could part o part h.

    It is true, of course, t you o cross the river because you had money on you.

    But t is equally true.

    o cross.

    You crossed because you let go of money.

    So bot.

    tradiction bethem.

    quot;

    But we ed sucomies in all levels of our lives.

    And a belief in eits can provide a convincing argument in its support.

    It is not diffic