1) A Clever Wife
“Benz” is a famous car brand. Someone once advertised that one of their cars would be auctioned off for a dollar. Everyone assumed that this must be a joke.
However, one man was so curious about it that he decided to give it a try. So, he went to see the car. The woman indeed sold him the car, which only had 12,000km on it, for $1!
When the man who bought the car was about to leave, he told the woman that if she did not tell him why she sold him the car so cheaply, he would be too nervous to drive it. He wanted her to reassure him that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle and that it was not stolen property.
The woman was silent for a while, but at last, she replied, “I want to fulfill my late husband’s last wishes. He made me promise to sell the Mercedes Benz and give the money from the sale to his secretary on Valentine’s Day.”
2)The Correct Card
A famous news reporter who works for the New York Daily News loves to share the story of how he got hired.
At that time, he had been nervously waiting outside of the office. His resume had already been sent in. After a while, the manager’s assistant came out and told him that the manager wanted to see his business card.
He didn’t have any business cards, but he had an idea. He took out a pack of poker cards and pulled out the ace of spades. He told the assistant: “You can give him this card.”
He was hired after half an hour.
If you are going to send in a playing card, you might as well choose the one with the highest value in a card game to imply your worth.
3) Value of Art vs. Life
A newspaper in France gave an award for the best answer to this question:
If there was a fire in the Louvre in France and you could only save one painting, which one would you pick?
The answer that won was…
“The painting that is nearest to the exit.”
In brief, life is more important than art.
1)妻子的智慧
“宾士”是全球知名品牌汽车,有人曾广告要以美金1元拍卖,一直没人相信。
一天,1名男子很好奇,决定回答尝试,就去看这辆车子,这位登广告的女士真的把只跑过12,000公里的名牌汽车,以美金1元卖给他,并且把汽车的转让文件和密钥,交给男子,双方确实完成交易!
买到车子的男子要离开的时候,他说:如果没告诉他为什么如此便宜把车子卖给他,他会一辈子不安,开这辆名贵的车子上路,也会忐忑难安,担心随时会被警察拦下调查…
卖车子的女子沉默不语一会儿,终于开口回答:我是要完成我已逝丈夫的最后遗愿,他再三叮咛一定要在情人节这一天,把这辆名牌车“宾士”,卖出所得的钱,交给他的女秘书。
2) 抓住机会的好牌
《纽约日报》有一位著名的记者,他最津津乐道的,是他得到这份工作的过程。
当时,他十分紧张地在办公室外等待,履历表已经送进去了,过了一会儿,一个职员出来说:『经理要看您的名片。』
他从来都没有名片,于是灵机一动,他拿出一副朴克牌,抽出一张黑桃A说:『给他这个。
半个小时后,他被录取。
黑桃A,真是一张好牌!
(如果你要送一张扑克牌,你不妨选择一张在纸牌游戏中价值最高的纸牌来暗示你的价值。)
3)艺术的价值与生命的价值
法国的一家报纸进行了一次有奖征答,译文是:
『如果法国的罗浮宫发生了大火,大火的情况,只允许你救出一幅画,
你会救哪一幅?』
结果,得到第一名的答案是-
离出口最近的那幅画!
(简而言之,生命比艺术更重要。)