01-10-2004, 05:27 AM
> > >Here is a small story on decision making. > >Please go through the story very carefully to get the sense of it. > >Decision Time > > >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... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >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, morally 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 >operational 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." > >
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> >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... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >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, morally 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 >operational 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." > >
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