A ripe and juicy riddle for you to chew on:

How many pieces of fruit do I have if all of them are apples except two, all are bananas except two, and all are pears except two?

Well…

Have you got it?  Have you figured it out?

Good going if so.

But let me come clean.

Turns out this tropical brainteaser has two answers.  And even though both answers are different, both answers are right.  

It all comes down to how you read the question.

Here’s why I bring this up:

When it comes to the rich, nuanced and complex mosaic we call life, this idea is even more relevant.

It’s often easy to believe that our view is right and someone else’s view is wrong. 

Particularly when a lot of the time it really, deeply, truly feels like we’re right.

But life isn’t clear-cut, black-and-white, right or wrong.

Life is like a riddle with infinite interpretations, where no single interpretation is any more right or wrong than the other.

And I think it’s good to keep this in mind.  Especially if we want to understand more about where other people are coming from.

It doesn't mean we need to start agreeing with other people or even follow their perspective or line of reasoning.

But it's helpful to know any situation in life can be viewed in various ways and there’s no reason anyone will or should see life the same way that we see it.

This is why the world looks so different to you, me and everyone else.

And is ultimately what makes the world go round.

That’s my two pennies’ worth for today.

 - Tom

p.s.  If you haven’t figured out the ripe and juicy riddle at the top of the email, I have an offer for you.

See, the fact that life can be viewed in various ways from different angles and vantage points is also what leads to new perspectives.

It’s why people change their mind on things.

So if you’d like the answers to the riddle, hit reply.  And in your reply, let me know one thing you changed your mind about recently. 

It doesn’t need to be a big thing.  A small thing is fine.  Just as long as it’s something you used to see one way which you now see a different way.

In return, I’ll email you back with both solutions to the riddle.