This is a hypothetical situation (problem) that I once read about. There is a common sense solution to it. See if you can logic it out. I'll post the solution tomorrow.
Larry has a new sports-car, a two seat beauty with room for the driver and one passenger.
One rainy morning he was driving his car to the store when he encountered a broken down bus on a two lane street. Larry learned from the bus driver that a mechanic was on route to repair the bus, but he figured it would be a minimum of an hour before he would be back on his route and the company did not have a spare bus. Seeing that there was nothing he could do to help, Larry proceeded down the road.
After a couple miles, he comes to a stop sign beside a bus stop. There are three people waiting in the rain for the broken down bus which will be at least an hour late.
One is a beautiful young lady who appears to be Larry's dream-girl; it was love at first sight. He must meet her.
Another was his friend, Frank. Not only was he Larry's best friend, but Frank had saved his life last summer when Larry nearly drowned. Frank was on his way to an important job interview to which he could not afford to miss or to be late. Larry felt obligated to take his friend to the job interview.
The third person was an older lady who was obviously in very poor health and needed to be in a hospital emergency room, and soon. Larry realized that an hour wait in the cold rain was probably more than the lady could endure. He felt that he could increase her chances by taking her to an emergency room. How could he live with himself if he didn't get her help, possibly saving her life?
Since Larry's sports-car had room for only one passenger, what was he to do? All three people were important to him. There was the girl of his dreams, his best friend who saved his life, and a very ill lady whose life he might save. What is the common sense solution to his dilemma?
I'll post the answer tomorrow, but in the mean time, what would you do if you were Larry?
Larry has a new sports-car, a two seat beauty with room for the driver and one passenger.
One rainy morning he was driving his car to the store when he encountered a broken down bus on a two lane street. Larry learned from the bus driver that a mechanic was on route to repair the bus, but he figured it would be a minimum of an hour before he would be back on his route and the company did not have a spare bus. Seeing that there was nothing he could do to help, Larry proceeded down the road.
After a couple miles, he comes to a stop sign beside a bus stop. There are three people waiting in the rain for the broken down bus which will be at least an hour late.
One is a beautiful young lady who appears to be Larry's dream-girl; it was love at first sight. He must meet her.
Another was his friend, Frank. Not only was he Larry's best friend, but Frank had saved his life last summer when Larry nearly drowned. Frank was on his way to an important job interview to which he could not afford to miss or to be late. Larry felt obligated to take his friend to the job interview.
The third person was an older lady who was obviously in very poor health and needed to be in a hospital emergency room, and soon. Larry realized that an hour wait in the cold rain was probably more than the lady could endure. He felt that he could increase her chances by taking her to an emergency room. How could he live with himself if he didn't get her help, possibly saving her life?
Since Larry's sports-car had room for only one passenger, what was he to do? All three people were important to him. There was the girl of his dreams, his best friend who saved his life, and a very ill lady whose life he might save. What is the common sense solution to his dilemma?
I'll post the answer tomorrow, but in the mean time, what would you do if you were Larry?
