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You have been traveling
through the desert for days. You are tired and water is
running low. You have with you the following five animals:
A cow
A lion
A monkey
A horse
A sheep
You only have a limited amount of water left - not enough for
you and all your animals to escape. If you run out of water
all of you will die in the desert.
You realize that if you are to make it out of the desert at
all, you are going to have to make a tough decision. You are
going to have to leave one of the animals behind so that the
rest of you may live.
Which animal do want to leave behind?
You have four animals left. The desert is burning up! It goes on
for miles. Your water supply is running
even lower than you first thought. You realize, to get out,
you are going to have leave another animal behind.
Which one do you leave behind?
You have three animals left. You reach the oasis but it has dried up! You
have no choice but to leave another animal behind.
Which one do you leave behind?
You only have two animals left. It's a long hot walk. You can
see the edge of the desert on the horizon. Unfortunately,
you don't have enough water left for three. You can only leave
the desert with one animal.
Which one do you leave behind?
Congratulations! The two of you made it out of the desert!
Analysis
Each of the animals
represent the following aspects of your life.
The cow represents basic needs.
The lion represents pride.
The monkey represents your
children.
The horse represents your passion
The sheep represents friendship.
The order in which you
sacrifice the animals might be said to represent the
importance of these things to you. The one that you sacrificed
first is the least important. The one that you kept is the
most important and represents what you would hold on to at the
expense of everything else. |
