24/10/2020
Akbar once put a question to his court that left everyone puzzled.
As they all tried to figure out the answer, Birbal walked and asked what the matter was. And so they told him the question.
'How many crows are there in the city?'
Birbal immediately smiled, went up to Akbar and announced that the answer to his questions was twenty-one thousand five hundred and twenty-three.
When asked how he knew the answer, Birbal replied, 'Ask your men to count the number of crows.
If there are more, then the crows' relatives from outside the city are visiting them.
If there are fewer, then the crows are visiting their relatives outside the city.'
Pleased with the answer, Akbar presented Birbal with a ruby and pearl chain.
This is the kind of stories being dished out of business news channels day in a day out.
For example: take the question "Market kya bolta hai (What's the market saying)" or
Where will the index be by in 5 years?
And haven't you heard very intelligent and learned people saying that the index could triple in 5 years.
The use of the word 'COULD' is like Birbal's answer.
Again we hear things like the market will rise provided "MONSOONS" are good, provided "FISCAL" situation improves but there are risks also like outcome of various "ELECTIONS"
Thus the media and experts are always ready with BIRBAL answers and like Birbal's earned Ruby and Pearls the media earns huge advertising revenue by aggregating fools who sit in front the idiot box.
