Digging the grave

Took a look at my old blog from my own link... saw this interesting post which I wrote last year. Thot i share it with those who haven't seen it yet, for those who already did, u can close this window now.... tune in to the next post!

Story from CTW

For ppl who have no idea wad CTW refers to, its actually critical thinking and writing, its a requirement for all engin students to take to grad. So my lesson in CTW pretty much revolves around a story mi tutor said.

The story began with 2 boats and its 5 passengers, boat 1 has a chio-bu, an old man and a sailor. Boat 2 has the chio-bu's bf and his best fren, dun ask why the bf and the gal are not on the same boat that's just the case. So the 2 boats were at sea and encountered a heavy storm where the 2 boats got separated and washed ashore to 2 deserted islands. Boat 1 was damaged during the storm, and the chio-bu wants to be with her bf on the other island so she approached the sailor to help repair the boat. The sailor agreed readily but his condition is that she must sleep with him. Confused, the gal approached the old man for advice. The old man upon told her that he could not tell her exactly wad to do but if she should follow her heart. So the gal decided to sleep with the sailor and the next day the sailor repaired the boat as promised and they set sail to the other island. When the gal met her bf, she cried and told him everything that had happened. The bf was furious and slapped the gal and broke up with her. The gal ran to the beach and sat there crying, at this time the best fren came up to her and comforted her. He said he would help her patch up with him but in the meantime he would take care of her. That's was the end of the story.

So who among the 5 ppl mentioned did the RIGHT thing? Ponder about it for a while at first thought many ppl would prob choose the old man or the gal, so did i, but after discussing it with mi classmates for a while i realised that the sailor was the only one who did the right thing and actually that's the correct answer. If you were to base ur arguments on facts from the story alone the sailor kept his word though he did ask for a high price for repairing the boat but he was honest abt it. the old man gave a on the fence answer while the gal was rather irrational abt her decision. The best fren obviously have some ulterior motives, so the horny but honest sailor who kept his word wins the day!

Ultimately, critical thinking is about looking at things in a unbiased view, looking at things from the facts, ignoring all social/moral stigma that may otherwise cloud your judgment.