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

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."

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

After talking for some time, she praised me that it's been long time that i have irritated her with my words. Ohh thatts good!! But then, suddenly i realised it may not be because i'm growing wiser but rather because i'm not getting enough time now a days..so i thought there is no need to pat my back on this issue.

I also told her that i made a resolution this time not to irritate her or any one else this time when i'm going there. It used to be common that i go there only once in a while and even then the time just melts off with our fights and complaints only and we realise our stupidity only when it's the timefor me to start from there. Then we realise that we could have spent that time more wisely rather than with stupid fights. I'll go there exclusively to spend quality time with them but foolishy waste the time what i have in complaining about the time which i dont have. Last time only i decided very strongly that i'm not going to repeat this. It's not the first time i decided. Every time i make that decision and every time i forget it, but this time it's strong decision, not just decision.

I could sense there is some change in me. I'm not as excited as before with the thought of going there. The excitement and count down used to start from the time one month before my journey date. But this time, not even one week is there, but still i could not sense any trace of excitement in me. Is this change in me because of my previous experience of unmet expectations or is it because of my decision to not keep much expectations (so that there will not be any disappointments) or is it because the purpose of this visit is somewhat different from earlier visits or is it because i am slowly forgetting the joy in beng non senical or is it because i'm trying to restrict my freedom of being nonsensical in the guise of growing wiser?!?