*Wisdom Droplet : 233* (www.tinyurl.com/WisdomDroplets) *Logic or Emotion: Which should you prioritize while making tough decisions* *Story* A group of children were playing near two railway tracks, one still in use while the other unused. Only one child playing on the unused track, the rest of them on the operational track. _Consider yourself as a train driver and you have to make the tough decision - On which track will you pass the train - One on which many students are playing or the one on which only one student is playing ?_ The train is coming, and you are just beside the track interchange. You can make the train change its course to the unused track and save most of the kids. However, that would also mean the lone child playing by the unused track would be sacrificed. Or would you rather let the train go it’s the way? Let’s take a pause to think what kind of decision we could make… Scroll down # # # # # # 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, 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 unused 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 every day. 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 chooses not to play with the rest on the operational track was sidelined. And in the case he was sacrificed. The great critic Leo Velski Julian who told the story said he would not try to change the course of the train because he believed 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. So we should have the _*Courage to Do Right, Even When It’s Unpopular but Logical*_ *Wisdom :* 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.’_ Before making decisions, analyze the bigger picture and weigh all possible outcomes. A true leader doesn’t make decisions to please the majority but does what is right and Logical, even if it's unpopular. *Action Point: Develop the courage to take tough, unpopular decisions when they are ethically and logically correct.*