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The document presents a thought experiment about a group of children playing on train tracks, where the reader must decide whether to divert an oncoming train to a disused track in order to save most of the children, but sacrifice one child, or to let the train proceed on its track. It analyzes this decision and argues that diverting the train would be making the wrong decision, as the lone child playing safely did nothing wrong, and diverting the train could endanger passengers. The document encourages taking time to consider decisions carefully rather than acting hastily.

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Decision Making Train Track andTrain Track and ChildrenChildren
The story given here isThe story given here is quite interesting andquite interesting and really gives us an insightreally 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.It was not possible to stop the train but You could make the train change its course to the disused track and save 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 playThe child who chose not to play with the rest on the operationalwith the rest on the operational track was sidelined. And in thetrack was sidelined. And in the case he was sacrificed, no onecase 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 isTo make the proper decision is not try to change the course ofnot try to change the course of the train because the kids playingthe train because the kids playing on the operational track shouldon the operational track should have known very well that trackhave known very well that track was still in use, and that theywas still in use, and that they should have run away if theyshould 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 loneIf the train was diverted, that lone child would definitely die becausechild would definitely die because he never thought the train couldhe never thought the train could come over to that track!come over to that track! Moreover, that track was not inMoreover, that track was not in use probably because it was notuse probably because it was not safe.safe.
Which one will you choose? If the train was diverted to theIf the train was diverted to the track, we could put the lives of alltrack, we could put the lives of all passengers on board at stake!passengers on board at stake! And in your attempt to save a fewAnd in your attempt to save a few kids by sacrificing one child, youkids by sacrificing one child, you might end up sacrificingmight end up sacrificing hundreds of people to save thesehundreds of people to save these few kidsfew kids
Which one will you choose? While we are all aware that life isWhile we are all aware that life is full of tough decisions that needfull of tough decisions that need to be made, we may not realizeto be made, we may not realize that hasty decisions may notthat 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'salways popular... and what's popular isn't always right."popular isn't always right."
Everybody makes mistakes; that'sEverybody makes mistakes; that's why they put erasers on pencilswhy they put erasers on pencils Remember

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Decision making

  • 1. Decision Making Train Track andTrain Track and ChildrenChildren
  • 2. The story given here isThe story given here is quite interesting andquite interesting and really gives us an insightreally gives us an insight into DECISION MAKINGinto DECISION MAKING Introduction
  • 3. 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.
  • 4. Which one will you choose? The train came, and you were just beside the track interchange.It was not possible to stop the train but You could make the train change its course to the disused track and save most of the kids.
  • 5. 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................
  • 6. Which one will you choose? Analyse the situation¡­¡­¡­¡­. Think and reflect¡­¡­. Decided your answer !!!! Now ¡­ go ahead
  • 7. 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.
  • 8. 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.
  • 9. 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.
  • 10. Which one will you choose? The child who chose not to playThe child who chose not to play with the rest on the operationalwith the rest on the operational track was sidelined. And in thetrack was sidelined. And in the case he was sacrificed, no onecase he was sacrificed, no one would shed a tear for him.would shed a tear for him.
  • 11. Which one will you choose? To make the proper decision isTo make the proper decision is not try to change the course ofnot try to change the course of the train because the kids playingthe train because the kids playing on the operational track shouldon the operational track should have known very well that trackhave known very well that track was still in use, and that theywas still in use, and that they should have run away if theyshould have run away if they heard the train's sirens.heard the train's sirens.
  • 12. Which one will you choose? If the train was diverted, that loneIf the train was diverted, that lone child would definitely die becausechild would definitely die because he never thought the train couldhe never thought the train could come over to that track!come over to that track! Moreover, that track was not inMoreover, that track was not in use probably because it was notuse probably because it was not safe.safe.
  • 13. Which one will you choose? If the train was diverted to theIf the train was diverted to the track, we could put the lives of alltrack, we could put the lives of all passengers on board at stake!passengers on board at stake! And in your attempt to save a fewAnd in your attempt to save a few kids by sacrificing one child, youkids by sacrificing one child, you might end up sacrificingmight end up sacrificing hundreds of people to save thesehundreds of people to save these few kidsfew kids
  • 14. Which one will you choose? While we are all aware that life isWhile we are all aware that life is full of tough decisions that needfull of tough decisions that need to be made, we may not realizeto be made, we may not realize that hasty decisions may notthat 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'salways popular... and what's popular isn't always right."popular isn't always right."
  • 15. Everybody makes mistakes; that'sEverybody makes mistakes; that's why they put erasers on pencilswhy they put erasers on pencils Remember