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A teacher had just completed explaining the “ Five whys ” method to the students of 7th grade. He explained to them that asking at least 5 times “why” iteratively will lead them to the root cause of a problem. And he added “ never leave anything halfway without asking the five whys ”. Instantly, Brian, one of the naughtiest in the class, stood up and asked  Brian : Why sir? (Why should I follow the five whys method?) Teacher : If you follow that you will get to know the answers. Brian : Why sir? (Why should I get to know the answers?) Teacher : So that you can become knowledgeable. Brian : Why sir? (Why should I become knowledgeable?) Now the teacher was beginning to get annoyed but as he had just lectured for 1 hour about the importance of asking the “why” questions, he didn’t want to give up. So he gave it a thought and gave an answer. Teacher : With knowledge you can make better decisions in your life. Brian : Why sir? (Why should I make better ...