"Many people make decisions when things aren't going well. They look
for relief in the despair of the valley instead of waiting for the
clarity that comes from being on the mountaintop.
And when you're experiencing the darkness of the valley, it's always
tempting to make changes that you hope will relieve the discomfort." -
John C. Maxwell
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| Abandoned |
Examine this scenario, a group of children
playing near two rail tracks, one track still functional while the other
is abandoned. One child is playing on the abandoned track, as the rest
played on the operational track. The train comes, and you are beside the
track interchange. You could make the train change its course to the
disused track and save more than one of the kids. However, that would
also mean the lone child playing by the disused track would be
sacrificed. Would you rather let the train go its way? Would you choose
to divert the course of the train, and sacrifice only one child and save
the other children at the expense of the child who is playing on the
right track? Knowing that this child 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 there is danger.
This kind of problem confronts us daily. If the train is diverted off
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."
Everyone makes
mistakes; yes, that's why pencils have erasers on them. Life might not
exactly have an eraser to wipe our mistakes, which is why our decisions
should be properly made so as not to crush everybody on the train or all
the children on the tracks. What tough decisions do you have to make
today? Face it head on.
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