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Decision Making

Train Track and Train Track and ChildrenChildren

The story given here is The story given here is quite interesting and quite interesting and really gives us an insight really gives us an insight into DECISION MAKINGinto DECISION MAKING

Introduction

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.

Which one will you choose?

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.

Which one will you choose?

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................

Which one will you choose?

Analyse the situation………….

Think and reflect……. Decided your answer !!!!

Now … go ahead

Which one will you choose?

Most people might choose to divert the course of the train, and sacrifice only one child. To save most of the children at the expense of only one child was rational decision most people would make, morally and emotionally.

Which one will you choose?

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.

Which one will you choose?

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.

Which one will you choose?

The child who chose not to play The child who chose not to play with the rest on the operational with the rest on the operational track was sidelined. And in the track was sidelined. And in the case he was sacrificed, no one case he was sacrificed, no one would shed a tear for him.would shed a tear for him.

Which one will you choose?

To make the proper decision is To make the proper decision is not try to change the course of not try to change the course of the train because the kids playing the train because the kids playing on the operational track should on the operational track should have known very well that track have known very well that track was still in use, and that they was still in use, and that they should have run away if they should have run away if they heard the train's sirens.heard the train's sirens.

Which one will you choose?

If the train was diverted, that lone If the train was diverted, that lone child would definitely die because child would definitely die because he never thought the train could he never thought the train could come over to that track! come over to that track! Moreover, that track was not in Moreover, that track was not in use probably because it was not use probably because it was not safe. safe.

Which one will you choose?

If the train was diverted to the If the train was diverted to the track, we could put the lives of all track, we could put the lives of all passengers on board at stake! passengers on board at stake! And in your attempt to save a few And in your attempt to save a few kids by sacrificing one child, you kids by sacrificing one child, you might end up sacrificing might end up sacrificing hundreds of people to save these hundreds of people to save these few kidsfew kids

Which one will you choose?

While we are all aware that life is While we are all aware that life is full of tough decisions that need full of tough decisions that need to be made, we may not realize to be made, we may not realize that hasty decisions may not that hasty decisions may not always be the right one. always be the right one. "Remember that what's right isn't "Remember that what's right isn't always popular... and what's always popular... and what's popular isn't always right."popular isn't always right."

Everybody makes mistakes; that's Everybody makes mistakes; that's why they put erasers on pencilswhy they put erasers on pencils

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