After Columbus returned home with discovery of a new land, America, in his kitty he was asked to join in a grand ceremony by Isabella, the monarch who gave Columbus the permission to voyage across Atlantic.
At the feast the men in the court were not much pleased at the prospect of Columbus being conferred the Great General of Ocean by Isabella and so they started to poke fun of Columbus. Their weapon was simple.
"There is nothing great that Columbus did. If any other sailor was patronised and chosen by Isabella to undertake the journey, he would have also succeeded as America was there for the taking."
But Columbus ignored their reasoning and taunts for a long time after which he could no longer take it any more. So he decided to do something.
He had some boiled eggs kept on the feast table in front of him. He took one boiled egg and removed the shell. Then he asked the men in the court one question. "Is there anyone who can keep the egg on the table on its vertical side?". The men said, "Why not? It is simple.". And so they tried, and tried and everyone tried till they got exhausted. Finally one of the men asked Columbus whether he can balance the egg on its vertical side. Columbus said, "Why not. It is pretty simple."
Columbus took a knife. Sliced a small part from the vertical end of the egg and placed the egg on the table which balanced itself and stood erect. Seeing this the guys said, "Hey this is cheating. Anyone could have done that. What is so new about it?"
Columbus replied, "Exactly. Everyone and anyone could have done that but no one actually did except me. Similarly anyone could have trevelled to America, but no one did, except me."
None of them ever bothered Columbus again.
## NOTE: This story is part fiction, part fact. But the real intention is to make you understand the logic. When we do something good, something new, people will say that anyone could have done it. But you must remember that though anyone could have done this, no one actually did except you. So, always keep your head high in these situations.
At the feast the men in the court were not much pleased at the prospect of Columbus being conferred the Great General of Ocean by Isabella and so they started to poke fun of Columbus. Their weapon was simple.
"There is nothing great that Columbus did. If any other sailor was patronised and chosen by Isabella to undertake the journey, he would have also succeeded as America was there for the taking."
But Columbus ignored their reasoning and taunts for a long time after which he could no longer take it any more. So he decided to do something.
He had some boiled eggs kept on the feast table in front of him. He took one boiled egg and removed the shell. Then he asked the men in the court one question. "Is there anyone who can keep the egg on the table on its vertical side?". The men said, "Why not? It is simple.". And so they tried, and tried and everyone tried till they got exhausted. Finally one of the men asked Columbus whether he can balance the egg on its vertical side. Columbus said, "Why not. It is pretty simple."
Columbus took a knife. Sliced a small part from the vertical end of the egg and placed the egg on the table which balanced itself and stood erect. Seeing this the guys said, "Hey this is cheating. Anyone could have done that. What is so new about it?"
Columbus replied, "Exactly. Everyone and anyone could have done that but no one actually did except me. Similarly anyone could have trevelled to America, but no one did, except me."
None of them ever bothered Columbus again.
## NOTE: This story is part fiction, part fact. But the real intention is to make you understand the logic. When we do something good, something new, people will say that anyone could have done it. But you must remember that though anyone could have done this, no one actually did except you. So, always keep your head high in these situations.
