Dear readers, here is a little dilemma to make you think...
Two friends go to a river where they find a pair of inflatable boats, and each one of them boards one of these boats.
The first friend says, ‟Hey, lets take them out to the middle of the river, it will be fun.”
The second says, ‟No, lets stay close to the shore so that, in case something happens, it is a short swim to safety.”
‟Come on man, it will be fine,” says the first and rows his way to the center of the river where he sits back and enjoys the view.
‟What if the current sweeps us downriver?” Says the first and rows his boat close to the bank where the water is shallow and the jagged rocks under the surface rip the bottom of his inflatable boat.
‟I am sinking!” The second friend screams as his boat begins to deflate.
The first friend is out in the middle of the river and too far away to help.
As the inflatable boat sinks, the second friend swims for the river bank and climbs ashore.
The first friend rows his float towards the bank, lands and meets his friend.
The second friend, soaking wet, says, ‟I am glad I stayed close to the shore because it was a short swim to safety, like I said.”
The first friend says, ‟If you had rowed into the deep end like I did, the rocks in the shallows would not have ripped your boat and you would not have needed to swim ashore.”
So, which of the two is right?
