Dear Readers,
Thank you for coming here!
The heart breaking incident grabbed the heart of many in Singapore.
Sorrow and worries spread across all the chat groups.
While it is not possible to make it unhappen, we should do something to minimize it.
Efforts could be made from many different fronts.
As commoners, we should try as much as possible to avoid putting ourselves in front of dangerous people.
If we are unlucky to just come across someone who just wants to draw some blood, there is little we could do other than just trying to protect ourselves by running or fighting.
Fate could be a bitch!
There are many potential “mines” too, where people might be looking for a “reason” to unleash their anger.
These can be prevented. We should be careful not to give them what they want.
1.Which goat backs down?
Two goats meet on a very narrow and dangerous bridge, below which is abyss.
They go in opposite directions and cannot walk past each other. Neither one of them wants to back down.
And if neither of them backs down, they will be exhausted standing on the bridge and staring at each other, and both will fall into the abyss and die.
So one has to back down.
But which one?
It is hard to make any good decision if both goals are identical.
What if they are not?
Let’s say Goat A has terminal disease and will die in less than a week, while Goat B just strikes Toto and wins 10 Million dollars and it has a lovely family to go back to.
Now the answer becomes obvious.
Goat B should back down, because Goat B has more to lose if they both die.
This has little to do with personality, morality or value systems. This is pure logical cost analysis.
And Goat B probably needs to back down fast. What if Goat A just wants to draw some blood and die?
This is not cowardly. This is wisdom.
2.In a more general sense…
Fortunately, extreme cases are rare.
In a more general sense, a good way to get rid of those potential “mines” is to choose our “Circle”.
Within the circle of happy people, successful people, rich people, educated people, the chances are much lower.
Only lower. Definitely not zero. Remember fate is present.
But the chances are meaningfully lower.
And the way I know to enter a better “Circle” is to focus on our lives.
Go to a 5-star restaurant to reduce the possibility of seeing people fighting for a few dollars.
Surround yourself with lovely families to reduce the possibility of being drawn in hate.
Join a fast-growing industry and organization to reduce the possibility of being buried in politics.
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Growth is one of the “Truths” in life, if not the only one.
Till next time!
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