| Friday, July 01, 2005 |
| Decision making |
The story given below is quite interesting and
really gives us an insight into DECISION MAKING.
Which one will you choose?
A group of children were playing near two railway
tracks, one still in use while the other disused.
Only one child played on the disused track, the
rest on the operational track. The train came, and
you were just beside the track interchange.
You could make the train change its course to the
disused track and saved most of the kids.
However, that would also mean the lone child
playing by the disused track would be sacrificed.
Or would you rather let the train go its way?
Let's take a pause to think what kind of decision we could
make................
No cheating...
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Most people might choose to divert the course of
the train, and sacrifice only one child.
You might think the same way, I guess.
Exactly, I thought the same way initially because to save
most of the children at the expense of only one child was
rational decision most people would make normally and emotionally.
But, have you ever thought that the child choosing to play on the disused
track had in fact made the right decision to play at a safe place?
Nevertheless, he had to be sacrificed because of his ignorant friends who
chose to play where the danger was. This kind of dilemma happens around
us everyday. In the office, community, in politics and especially in a
democratic society, the minority is often sacrificed for the interest of
the majority, no matter how foolish or ignorant the majority are, and how
farsighted and knowledgeable the minority are.
The child who chose not to play with the rest on the operational track was
sidelined. And in the case he was sacrificed, no one would shed a tear
for him.
The friend who forwarded me the story said he would not try to change the
course of the train because he believed that the kids playing on the
perational track should have known very well that track was still in
use,and that they should have run away if they heard the train's sirens.
If the train was diverted, that lone child would definitely die because he
never thought the train could come over to that track!
Moreover, that track was not in use probably because it was not safe.If the
train was diverted to the track, we could put the lives of all passengers
on board at stake! And in your attempt to save a few kids by sacrificing
one child, you might end up sacrificing hundreds of people to save these
few kids.
While we are all aware that life is full of tough decisions that need to be
made, we may not realize that hasty decisions may not always be the right
one.
"Remember that what's right isn't always popular...
and what's popular isn't always right."
Everybody makes mistakes; that's why they put
erasers on pencils. |
posted by Rakesh @ Friday, July 01, 2005   |
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nice story and interpretation
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thanx for dropping bye,,, handa
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nice story and interpretation