130. 

TO END THE YEAR ON A HIGH...

A 31 DEC. 2012 SPECIAL 

Q. THE MAN IN THE PICTURE, IN A LETTER TO HIS FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE  

      DESCRIBES THIS AS A "WONDROUS FABLE". SO HERE IT GOES...

      A POOR SCOTTISH FARMER HEARD A CRY FOR HELP. A BOY MIRED TO HIS  

      WAIST IN BLACK MUCK WAS STRUGGLING TO FREE HIMSELF. HE SAVED THE   

      BOY. NEXT DAY, AN ELEGANTLY DRESSED NOBLEMAN CAME TO HIM AND  

      OFFERED HIM ANY REWARD HE WOULD ASK FOR. THE FARMER DECLINED IT  

      SAYING IT WAS HIS DUTY. SEEING THE FARMER'S SMALL SON NEARBY, HE 

      OFFERED TO EDUCATE HIM AS HIS GOODWILL GESTURE IN RESPONSE TO THE 

      FARMER'S ACT OF SAVING HIS SON. 

      YEARS PASSED...THE FARMER'S SON WENT ON TO BECOME A NOBEL LAUREATE

       (THE MAN IN THE PICTURE). YEAR'S LATER THE NOBLEMAN'S SON WAS 

       STRICKEN WITH DEADLY PNEUMONIA. THE THING THAT SAVED HIM CAN BE  

       TRACED BACK TO THE FARMER'S SON. 

       SOMEONE SAID - WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND. 

        IDENTIFY THE MAN IN THE PICTURE AND ALSO THE NOBLEMAN'S SON THAT  

        HE INDIRECTLY SAVED.