Mind Changing Or Not?
lim peh ka li kong
When lim peh was still young, enjoying the best time of my life as a student, one of my teachers shared this very interesting story with our class. Like to share with you and do think about your decision before continue reading at each situation.
Assuming there is a hit and run car-accident, Driver and Victim. The Driver after knocking the Victim down, drives away and you are the only witness, will you step forward and report to the authority about the Driver's car-plate numbers?
Yes! Of course you will report to the authority without thinking twice cos you are a good honest upright person.
Let us assume further that the Driver is your friend?
How? To report or not to report?
You probably will look into the Victim's situation: if he is seriously wounded or not?
If he is not too seriously injured, No.
If he is injured quite seriously, Yes.
How about if the Victim is quite seriously injured BUT the Driver is your own sibling or is your father/mother? Will you report the accident?
Please bear in mind that you may land your sibling or parent in jail and the Victim is only a stranger to you.
Yes?
NO?
What if the hospital later announces that the accident is a fatal one the the Victim did not survive?
Will you report now? Conscience versus Family!?!?!?!
What if it was the Victim's fault cos he dashed out the road without thinking twice of the on-coming car?
As the situation unfolds itself, I tend to be fickle-minded deciding whether to report or not.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, human nature or is it just me to be in this dilemma of perplexing mind-swinging stage like a yo-yo?
How about you?
lim peh kong wan liao
When lim peh was still young, enjoying the best time of my life as a student, one of my teachers shared this very interesting story with our class. Like to share with you and do think about your decision before continue reading at each situation.
Assuming there is a hit and run car-accident, Driver and Victim. The Driver after knocking the Victim down, drives away and you are the only witness, will you step forward and report to the authority about the Driver's car-plate numbers?
Yes! Of course you will report to the authority without thinking twice cos you are a good honest upright person.
Let us assume further that the Driver is your friend?
How? To report or not to report?
You probably will look into the Victim's situation: if he is seriously wounded or not?
If he is not too seriously injured, No.
If he is injured quite seriously, Yes.
How about if the Victim is quite seriously injured BUT the Driver is your own sibling or is your father/mother? Will you report the accident?
Please bear in mind that you may land your sibling or parent in jail and the Victim is only a stranger to you.
Yes?
NO?
What if the hospital later announces that the accident is a fatal one the the Victim did not survive?
Will you report now? Conscience versus Family!?!?!?!
What if it was the Victim's fault cos he dashed out the road without thinking twice of the on-coming car?
As the situation unfolds itself, I tend to be fickle-minded deciding whether to report or not.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, human nature or is it just me to be in this dilemma of perplexing mind-swinging stage like a yo-yo?
How about you?
lim peh kong wan liao
Labels: Sharings
17 Comments:
At Monday, May 14, 2007 5:35:00 PM , Ivy0901 said...
Caught in dilemma...
Thinking...
If the driver is my parents or slibling, I think I won't report bah...
I admit I am bad...
Bur for me, 亲情is more important than 正义感。
I am 感性more than 理性...hehe...
At Tuesday, May 15, 2007 1:23:00 AM , Anonymous said...
imho, there was never a perfect line drawn between right & wrong. it depends on which perspective you looking from.
napoleon may be a big villain to many, but from his own (and probably his family) perspectives, he thinks he is making all the right decision & doing all the rights for good of his own people.
so decides where your perspective, i'm sure you will find decision making becomes easier.
do note, whatever decision you make, there will always be some others who will be against it.
yes? no?, i leave it to you to decide lor LOLz
At Tuesday, May 15, 2007 1:26:00 AM , 189person said...
Hmm, interesting.
For a stranger, definately I'll report to the authority.
For a friend or family, I'll advice him to surrender. Anyway, I'll respect his final decision.
At Tuesday, May 15, 2007 1:48:00 AM , Whiskoffee said...
i get ur point.
At Tuesday, May 15, 2007 11:59:00 AM , Trudy said...
Old Beng,
Ya, this is a situation abt conscience.
I juz want to point out ~~ if one feels not reporting will make one feels better, than go ahead and do wat you feel is good.
However, do you think you can shed off the responsibilities that you need to shoulder and, you can sleep well and live well for the rest of your life?
The most important thing is YOURSELF.
A wrong doing is a wrong doing and you cant escape from that.
Be brave and face it, is the last word I want to give.
Be a better man!
清子。
At Tuesday, May 15, 2007 12:45:00 PM , Old Beng said...
Ivy0901
亲情is more important than 正义感 to you but guilt leh? Quite tough hor?
Slurp
Thus it´s perspective vs conscience, also as tough lor.
189person
Your view is very straight to the point, I like.
At Tuesday, May 15, 2007 12:46:00 PM , Old Beng said...
Whiskoffee
Good for you, dude.
清子
>>> do you think you can shed off the responsibilities that you need to shoulder and, you can sleep well and live well for the rest of your life?
Well said.
Eh... must clarify, this one only a story to test one´s fickled minded decision making, not real one.
At Tuesday, May 15, 2007 2:15:00 PM , Trudy said...
Old Beng,
Hahaha ... fully understand !
No worries :)
How can this story be REAL rite?
Hahahaha .....
At Tuesday, May 15, 2007 8:51:00 PM , socute333 said...
life is sooo hard...
At Wednesday, May 16, 2007 12:50:00 AM , Winn said...
errrr very hard to choose la...maybe not ......
At Wednesday, May 16, 2007 9:20:00 AM , Mockingbird said...
Damn difficult decision. Report driver who's a closed one to police die. Don't report also against conscience :(
At Wednesday, May 16, 2007 8:13:00 PM , Old Beng said...
清子
ha ha just in case...
Hiao Auntie
No la, just this one quite tricky
Winn
Yeah, hopefully not.
Mockingbird
Tough huh? Me think so too.
At Wednesday, May 16, 2007 11:18:00 PM , chartao said...
phew, tough decision to make sia.
report wrong, no report also wrong, need to throw coin to decide.
hope this is not real story and here asking for advice!!
At Thursday, May 17, 2007 1:08:00 AM , Anonymous said...
perspective as in which side you standing with (i.e Victim or culprit)
while it's still not easy, i think it may helps in the decision making.
to make things worst, let say victim is your best friend & culprit is your brother ... aiyoh siao liao, liddat better act blur lor LOLz
At Thursday, May 17, 2007 10:56:00 AM , dandan...™ said...
yes. I think I also dunno wat to do.. terrible decision... =/
At Saturday, May 19, 2007 8:54:00 AM , Old Beng said...
Leonard
Ya lor, darn heng this one only a question and not real one.
Slurp
>>>> aiyoh siao liao, liddat better act blur lor
Ha ha ha
Dandan
Same same here la.
At Saturday, May 26, 2007 10:43:00 AM , lauhero said...
you know somethinng I miss quick awhile of your blog, so I'm thinking should I or should I not leave a respond here leh, it's 26 May 07 when I read this. Delimma, why? stranger or not, family or sidling, you should "butter trade" with your condition to them then decide whether to report or not, got what I mean?
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