There was a man who had a little boy that he loved very much. Everyday after work the man
would come home and play with the little boy. He would always spend all of his extra time
playing with the little boy.
One night, while the man was at work, he realized that he had extra work to do for the
evening, and that he wouldn't be able to play with his little boy. But, he wanted to be
able to give the boy something to keep him busy. So, looking around his office, he saw a
magazine with a large map of the world on the cover. He got an idea. He removed the map,
and then patiently tore it up into small pieces. Then he put all the pieces in his coat
pocket.
When he got home, the little boy came running to him and was ready to play. The man
explained that he had extra work to do and couldn't play just now, but he led the little
boy into the dining room, and taking out all the pieces of the map, he spread them on the
table. He explained that it was a map of the world, and that by the time he could put it
back together, his extra work would be finished, and they could both play. Surely this
would keep the child busy for hours, he thought.
About half an hour later the boy came to the man and said, "Okay, it's finished.
Can we play now.?"
The man was surprised, saying, "That's impossible. Let's go see." And sure
enough, there was the picture of the world, all put together, every piece in it's place.
The man said, "That's amazing ! How did you do that ?" The boy said, "It
was simple. On the back of the page was a picture of a man. When I put the man together
the whole world fell into place."
