Value Of Zero

Once upon a time, there was a great mathematician. He called a meeting of all the numbers. All the numbers are present except zero

Zero was hiding behind the door. The mathematician called zero to him and asked " Why were you hiding behind the door ?"

Zero started crying and said in a broken voice " I have no value and no one cares for me. That is why I am hiding "

The mathematician thought for a while and called the number One (1) and asked him to stand in front of him. Looking at Zero, the mathematician asked him, "Tell me, Zero, what is the value of this number?"

"One," replied Zero.

The mathematician then asked Zero to stand to the right of One. Looking at the other numbers, he asked them, "What is the value of this number?"

"Ten," replied all the numbers in unison.

The mathematician then asked all the Zeros to stand to the right of One, one after the other. Every time a Zero was added to the right of One, the mathematician would ask the other numbers the value of One. As the number of Zeros increased, the value of One also increased, that is to a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand, a lakh, and so on.

The mathematician said to the Zeroes, "When each of you stood to the right of One, one after the other, the value of One increased. From One, its value became ten, a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand, a lakh, and so on. Any number by itself has very little value. Its value increases only when another number is put beside it. You think that all by yourself you have very little value. But when you come along with some other number, you increase not only your own value but also that of the other number. Didn't I just prove that to you?"

Zero understood the point made by the mathematician. He was happy that the notion of the people that Zero has no value was baseless and wrong.

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When we join others, we enhance not only our own value and strength but also that of others. Always work unitedly.