A WISE COUNSEL

Story time:

A father left 17 Camels as assets for his 3 sons. When the father passed away, his sons opened up the will. The will stated that the eldest son should get half of the 17 Camels, the second son should be given 1/3rd of the 17 Camels, and the youngest son should be given 1/9th of the 17 Camels. As it is not possible to divide 17 into half, or 17 by 3 or 17 by 9, d sons started to fight with each other. So, they decided to go to a wise man. The wise man listened patiently to the will and after giving it a thought, he decided to add one of his own camel to theirs which brought the total number of camels18.

Now, he started reading the deceased will;

Half of 18=9

So,he gave 9 Camels to the eldest son. 

1/3rd of 18 =6.

So,he gave 6 Camels to the middle son. 

1/9th of 18=2.

So, he gave 2 Camels to the youngest son. 

Now add this up:

9+6+2=17.

And this leaves 1 Camel, which the wise man took back. 

The attitude of negotiation &  problem solving is to find the common ground. Always believe that there is a solution. No matter what the issue is, there is always a solution, just turn to wise counsel, listen and obey them, I guarantee you a happy ending.