NLP through stories -story 28

Akbar once called Birbal and said," Birbal ! It is strange to read in your Hindu Holy book that Lord Vishnu hearing the agonizing cry of an elephant rushed to his aid. Why would a God with so many servants at His disposal himself rush to the succor of the elephant?

Birbal replied. " Your Majesty, please give me 2 days time to answer your question "
Akbar granted him the request apparently with a pride to have humbled Birbal.

Birbal arranged to make a wax model of Emperor's grandson and dressed the wax model in grandson's clothes.
He then ordered a servant to carry the doll where Emperor could see him & pretended to fall and drop the doll into the pond with a cry drawing Emperor's attention.
The servant did so. 
When the Emperor heard the cry and saw his grandson fall into the pond, Emperor himself jumped into the pond & rescued 'grandson' 
Birbal now came out of a bush and asked " Your Majesty !! when you have so many servants, why you jumped in to the pond to save your grandson?? that too this is only a wax model..???"
It is for the same reason like yours, for Lord Vishnu every creature is precious"

Akbar understood his folly in having questioned the wisdom of Hindu's God.  


Everyone understand only with reference to their 'conditioning' & belief .
Everyone perceives world differently in unique ways.
To make them understand 'truth'  we must enter into their map & explain, for them to understand better.
Otherwise every word means different things to different people.
Also every context is inferred in one's own unique ways. 
In order to persuade or influence or make the person understand it is important to understand their map of reality and present an idea matching their map.
Whatever be the explanation Birbal would have given earlier, Akbar would not have bought it.
When Birbal demonstrated in the way Akbar would understand, the job got done.
One of the beliefs of NLP is "People respond only to their map of reality"
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