Interesting Exercise on Morals and Our Choices

Posted by Ruth Cox at 9/1/2009 4:11 PM
Categories: BellaSpa Articles,Values,Red River Area Lake Texoma
We all make choices and they are not always as simple as they seem.  We are often too polarized in our thinking or looking for simple solutions to complex questions.  What is simple from my perspective is maintaining your principles, the most important of them is "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you".  I value fairness and strive in everything I do to be fair to all parties and in business this means to myself as well.  I won't stay in business very long if I only, to use the airline analogy, keep putting the oxygen mask on everyone else.  We have to find common ground and do what is best for everyone involved to the best of our ability. 

Today I received a fun email from Carol Davis of the Interior Homestore http://www.interiorhomestore.com/ here in Sherman, Texas.  This is my edited version of the story:

MORALS....

 
 

 

You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the bus:

1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.

2. An old friend who once saved your life.

3. The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.

Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing that there could only be one passenger in your car? Think before you continue reading.  This is a moral/ethical dilemma that was once actually used as part of a job application. You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to die, and thus you should save her first. Or you could take the old friend because he once saved your life, and this would be the perfect chance to pay him back. However, you may never be able to find your perfect mate again.


 YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS....................

 The candidate who was hired (out of 200 applicants) had no trouble coming up with his answer. He simply answered: 'I would give the car keys to my old friend and let him take the lady to the hospital. I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the partner of my dreams.'  Sometimes, we gain more if we are able to give up our stubborn thought limitations.  Never forget to 'Think Outside of the Box.'

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