The key to achieving what you want is to be mindful of distractions. Even if you know that you still may end up lost like the monks in the story.
Wisdom story: How to complicate a simple thing as buying a pair of shoes
Sometimes common sense is not that common. Many times like in the short story, wise people complicate the simplest things.
Leadership story: When predicting the future be aware of your next step
When planning your future be careful that you don’t drift away “too far” and forget to concentrate on the things you need to do now to get there.
Wisdom story: The king, the con artist, the chessboard and rice
The chessboard and rice story demonstrates the consequences of exponential growth. It also shows how to solve a problem thinking outside the box.