random question of the day

out of curiosity, a colleague posted a question. it is very random. random till a point i think will not happen. but it is interesting nonetheless. worth pondering upon.

let say there is a non stoppable train moving very fast at an increasing speed. lay in front of the track is a fork split. in front on each side of the road has people tied to the track. either one party will die if the train moves to that side. on the left, lies 10 people and on the right lies your mum.

the question: if you hold the control far far away that you have no time to reach the destination. what would you do? the train is moving to the left without any interference.

after a while, i answered my colleague, "i think i will do nothing." i felt this is the right thing to do. first, if it is moving left already, why would i change the direction to kill my beloved one. my colleague questioned, "what about morality: it is 10 lifes vs 1 life"

i said, if i change the direction, i think i would not be able to sleep another night without thinking about what i did.

does this really make me an immoral person?

there you go. the random question of the day. he said it speaks a lot about someone from the action he would take. but to be honest, would i really do what i say? i don't know.

blogger, letting the randomness of the day lingers on his mind.

open up your sight and you shall see

during this super busy time, i was practically working around the clock. juggling between 10am to 12am job, i was a living zombie. still, occasional break is needed. for me, i require moments of comedic joke from the drama and the inspiring story of the great invention of anime. well, i need some readings on social issue as well. as part of the member of the society, i feel bad at times for not contributing much. everyone can say that they are working and this is sufficient to generate the economy and keeps it moving but really? is this what i have learned throughout my education process? i feel like a failure. or should i play the pin pointing game where the education system only churns out paper based society and the "I" interest point of view.

i won't justify my action because i ain't complete and perfect but at the very least, i have to be aware of the pressing need of some part of the society. today, i found a good article. while it is just a minor issue, it plays a important part as it shows how our lack attention to smaller things in life that causes inconvenience to those who were disadvantaged. often, we will say, it's okay la. just for a while but do we really see the real picture or it is just a simple self-interest concept being played here. you be the judge. 

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blogger feels that everyone should be more considerate to others. 

new custom

my company had a social gathering yesterday to embrace the upcoming busy-like-hell period. initially, my thought was to go and meet some friends, eat and have a bit of chit chat before calling the day. then i decided to car pool with another colleague for the convenience of not having to turn 20 minutes just to look for the place. bad idea.

i would say the place was pretty packed. everyone was talking and i was taken aback by the noise and music. the night turned out to be okay with me drinking 3 pines of beer. i had a thought while driving back. if you were to ask me whether i would order beer for drink a year ago, i would say "no". it turns out that when i started joining the workforce, i have increasingly drunk it. it tastes okay. luckily, my alcohol tolerance is still manageable.

this new custom has made me question myself. did i lose myself by subjecting to peer pressure to drink?

i would think maybe but part of me still wants to believe that i am just a social drinker. nothing wrong. at least i drove home safe and sound. initially, the colleague i car-pooled with said he wanted to go back around 9-10pm. with the free flow of beer going, we ended up going home at 2am. great. i have a social life now.