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A Wonderful Little Parable About Self-Belief

Once a businessman was up to his neck in debt, and could not see a way out of his situation. He was in the red to his creditors and his suppliers were demanding payment every day. He went to the park to distract himself from his worries but all the same unhappy thoughts remained stuck in his head. The man dropped his head into his hands, casting about in his mind for ideas which could save his business from bankruptcy. Suddenly, an old man appeared before him. “I see that something is troubling you“, he said. ”Won’t you share your thoughts with me?" The businessman told him about his problems, about his lack of money and his bank’s refusal to give him some extra credit to promote his business. The old man listened without interrupting, and then said: "I think that I can help you." He asked for the businessman’s name, wrote out a cheque and put it in the surprised man’s hand. "Take this money. I’ll meet you here in exactly one year, and you can then give it ba