# Look at the problem from a different angle

By [raindrop](https://paragraph.com/@raindrop-2) · 2022-08-02

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There is such a story.

It is said that in the 16th century, the Spaniards crossed the vast ocean, established colonies in the Philippines, and started to develop plantations. Colonially, a handful of Spaniards started from scratch, staking their horses, and employed large numbers of Filipinos as their labor force.

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Soon, the Spaniards discovered a problem that made them furious.

Every day, when the Spaniards had breakfast and came to the construction site, the Filipino workers were still sleeping in the shed. The deafening snoring sounded one after another, and even suppressed the roar of the Spaniards urging them to get up.

In order to cure the laziness of Filipino workers, the Spaniards racked their brains, but no matter how much time and discipline are emphasized, it is difficult to change the fact that Filipinos are sleeping soundly during the day. The poor Spaniards stood on the hard-working land of the New World and wanted to cry without tears, wondering why some people would work so hard to make money.

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In the end, the Spaniards lost confidence in the Filipinos, and in anger and despair put the label of "lazy" on the Filipinos.

However, this story is not only told by the Spaniards, but also by the Filipinos, so there is another version.

The average temperature in the Philippines is 27.6 degrees Celsius throughout the year, and the lowest temperature in winter is 24 degrees Celsius. The sugarcane planting season in the Philippines is in a period of unbearable heat. Filipinos hurry up to work in the morning and evening when the temperature is not too hot. When they went to the earth, they hurried back to their shady dwellings to rest, and the Spaniards, who were on time, had no idea that the Filipinos were working hard when they were sleeping soundly in the cool night.

Differences in work and rest time and living habits, coupled with poor communication, aggravated the contradiction between them, and also made Filipinos synonymous with laziness in the eyes of the Spanish.

Someone has made a game that has the same effect as this. A huge ball is painted half black and the other half white. One person stands on the white side and the other stands on the black side. It goes without saying that they All you see is the color on one side of yourself. As for the other side, you can only rely on your imagination, and sometimes a rich imagination will only make the result counterproductive.

Therefore, looking at the problem from a different angle may be more objective, more rational, and more conducive to the solution of the problem.

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*Originally published on [raindrop](https://paragraph.com/@raindrop-2/look-at-the-problem-from-a-different-angle)*