What's right isn't always popular... & ... What's popular isn't always right....

Consider the situation : 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 unused 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 U/we Would/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.Isnt it ?? At workplaces,colleges , 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...

Well as for The great critic Leo Velski Julian who narrated this story..."I would not try to change the course of the train because I believe that the kids playing on the operational track should have known very well that track was still in use, and that they should have ran 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. So even if the train was diverted ...in your attempt to save a few kids by sacrificing one child, you might end the track, we could put the lives of all passengers on board at stake! And 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....

Some food for thought ... :) :)

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Ohhhhhhhh wat a feeling it is ..to c indian flag being raised high at the tune of its National Anthem...\m/....Abhinav Bindra Makes India Proud bringing the First (and i hope not the last :D ) GOLD at Beijing Olympics 08 ...


Watch the Video here...





I can remember a recent similar instance when Vishwanathan Anand won the WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP...He said...

In Mexico City when I stood on the podium (after winning the World Chess Championship last year) and they played the national anthem, I did feel a lump in my throat. At that moment you see invisible faces, applause and silent prayers from back home.

It is a moment that you can never recreate but never forget. I feel extremely proud that we as a country have come of age.

We don't give excuses anymore and are quite proud to say we are like this only. We seem to attract headlines for the latte foaming at the cities's cafes rather than cows that was our star attraction of the 1980s in the foreign media.

We have seen Indian companies rub shoulders with their bigger colonial cousins and usurp them. We are also slowly becoming mildly serious about sport. This is all very good.

We are also going through some trying times in India. We have seen innocent people being killed for a hidden private agenda. We still have worrying statistics about children's health in India. HIV is still a silent killer.

When we talk about the famed India story we need to go beyond the steel and glass and maybe see the smoke on the other side of the bridge. But we are an ingenious lot. I have seen villagers take to computers and use the Net. We are a young lot and we have to go beyond the script to make it.

As the Olympics begin, I am keenly waiting to see my fellow colleagues stand on that podium with the Indian tri-colour. I myself am preparing for my World Championship match (against Vladimir Kramnik) in October and have been hearing about how Russia is keen to get back the crown.

Well, I take a deep breath, will play my best and believe in myself. Because in a way that is the Indian in me -- spiritual or fatalistic -- but play according to your rules that make you proud.

/* World champion Viswanathan A
nand once again underlined his dominance as he won the Rapid World Chess Championship in Mainz . He has now won the tournament 11 times in its 13 years of existence, including the last nine times in a row! Anand took over the top ranking in chess in April 2007 and later in the same year captured the World Chess Championships*/

ThE BriCK WallS ....

Stumbled upon this very inspirational and moving lecture titled ..."Really achieving Your Childhood Dream" ...Yesterday .It left me wondering if it was a coincidence that the theme of this lecture is something relevant to my last post?...never mind ...i have just one word ...to describe it "AWESOME ".

When Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch learned that he only had months to live...he turned his last lecture in September 2007 into a lesson on life. The lecture, titled Really Achieving Your Childhood Dream, became an Internet sensation. It was viewed over 3.4 million times on YouTube..!!

The moving and often humorous talk recounts his efforts to achieve such childhood dreams as becoming a professional football player.... experiencing zero gravity and developing Disney World attractions..!!!. In the process, he shares his insights on finding the good in other people, working hard to overcome obstacles and living generously....



For those bandwidth starved BITS guys@campus ...u can still read the transcript of the lecture ..

"Brick Walls are there for a reason: they let us prove how badly we want things..."

"If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself-The dreams will come to you."

Indeed !!.....