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The powerful logic of this [[parable]] fits perfectly with the concept of [[infinity]], which is typically the same however it is reached.  At the time of [[Jesus]] the concept of infinity was not accepted, and this parable laid the foundation for the universal acceptance of infinity more than a thousand years later.  [[Set theory]], not recognized until 1873, is also illustrated by this parable.

The powerful logic of this [[parable]] fits perfectly with the concept of [[infinity]], which is typically the same however it is reached.  At the time of [[Jesus]] the concept of infinity was not accepted, and this parable laid the foundation for the universal acceptance of infinity more than a thousand years later.  [[Set theory]], not recognized until 1873, is also illustrated by this parable.

This parable also echos the truth of the [[Coase theorem]], whereby success (happiness) is available at any time to anyone, because the future has primacy over the past.

This parable also echos the truth of the [[Coase theorem]], whereby success (happiness) is available at any time to anyone, because the future has primacy over the past.  This parable also embodies the [[Principle of Least Action]], as the ostensibly paradoxical payments by the owner was the least action for him.

The famous saying by [[Yogi Berra]] illustrates the counter-intuitive truth of this parable: "It ain't over till its over!"

The famous saying by [[Yogi Berra]] illustrates the counter-intuitive truth of this parable: "It ain't over till its over!"