Quote:
Originally Posted by Pturner
Speaking of seeing the other side...
The bank question: Suppose you lose a check. Someone finds it and forges your name. He goes to the bank and convinces a new teller-- who cannot possibly know all the regular customers yet-- that he cashes your checks for you all the time and has been doing it for years. The teller gives him the "friendly" treatment.
Bet you'd feel cheated then.
The five golfer question: Two tee times involves a different pace of play than does one group of five. Perhaps the group behind the fivesome gets a hole or more behind because five people playing together were able to play faster than when playing as separate groups. Now, the group behind that complains about the group that appears to be a hole behind. Or the ambassador sees they are behind and makes them pick up.
Another way to look at the question is, do I consider how bending the rules affects others or just how it affects me? Do the rules even apply to me? If not, why not?
Couple walking with flashlights: Hmm, perhaps a widow looks out her window and sees people with flashlights roaming behind the houses. Are they casing the homes? Scared out of her wits, she has a heart attack. Or maybe a couple's privacy-- for which they paid extra by living on a golf course-- is disrupted.
Another way to look at the question is, do I consider how bending the rules affects others or just how it affects me? Do the rules even apply to me? If not, why not?
|
Very good points, as always! Thanks, PTurner!
