There are two neighboring islands. In the first one live two men: an uncivilized savage and a civilized man. On the other island, there are several people, among them a girl who is in love and has a relationship with the civilized man.
The girl wants to go to the opposite island to meet her lover. She asks the only boatman of the island how much he wants to take her there. The boatman says that he does not want money and he will take her to the other island if she is naked in the boat.
The girl is shocked… not knowing what to do she goes to the wise man of the island to ask for help. He listens to her story with attention and gives the following advice: “Do what your heart tells you, my child…” So the girl decides to accept the proposal of the boatman in order to meet her beloved man.
So, they go to the other island. But when they arrive, the savage is on the seafront and gets crazy at the sight of the naked woman so he rapes her… At the same moment, the civilized man comes and sees the scene. He goes mad and tells the girl that he does not want her anymore and she must leave immediately…
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Each character of the story represents a priority in your life:
Savage = how important sex is for you;
Civilized man = importance of other people’s opinion;
Girl = your need for an emotional relationship;
Boatman = your need for earning money;
Wise man = how much you rely on logic.
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1 - Wise man. He gave her good advice and it's not his fault that she didn't take it. He didn't do anything wrong in the story so I'd say he's the best person of the story.
2 - The girl. She was willing to sacrifice a lot just to see her lover, so I respect that. She didn't do anything wrong, her choice just turned out to be a bad one and it's okay to make bad decisions. They don't define you.
5 - Savage. What he did was wrong. He has no self control if he was taken from her "beauty/sex" so easily. What kind of person does it make you if you don't have the values of being human? If you have no self control?
4 - boatman. He tried to use her way too unfairly and played a big part in the consequence of her decision to accept his offer. He should not have tried to take advantage of her like that.
3 - Civilized man. He's just as bad as the boat guy and savage. He judged her too quickly and didn't even give her a chance.
1 Wise man - indifferent...
2 Boat Man - horny, shrewd...bored
3 girl -Naive,blind
4 savage. -Savage
5 Man. - snot & snob
Wise man - the only smart person in this story
Girl - dumb as she may be she didn't deserve any of that (seriously, just build your own float or something)
Civilized man - wtf is wrong with you?! Not to mention, wtf do you live secluded on an island with one insane maniac for?! He your brother or something?
Savage - well, he might be a piece of shit but it can be argued he "didn't know any better". Manners are learned, not inherited
Boat man - you absolute piece of sh*t, I hope you got killed by the savage man. Like what, did you use your dick to row the boat? Does it act like a fucking motor for the boat when you're excited? Was it fun to feel powerful over a defenceless girl? You absolute scumbag.
This story, slightly different, was given in a Merrill Lynch sales training class in the mid01970s. The guy who rowed the boat would only do so if she had sex with him. There was no 'savage' just a regular guy. The boyfriend sees her arriving with the guy and realizes the only way he would do it is if she had sex and tells her they are through, the other guy says 'that's OK you can come with me" and you are to rank them as to who you like best from 1 to 5. They were looking for people who ranked the boatman number 1 and surprising to me anyway most women in room liked him too.
Wohh just what I was searching for, appreciate it for putting up.