One morning while a man was
walking along a corridor, he saw a bug. He knew it was harmless. Odd to say
that this bug has caught his attention for the second time that week. He
thought this time, “Why this bug is lying on its back again?” Earlier that week, it was in a supine position that he flipped it into its normal position.
There were three different ideas that came to his senses.
First, he would like to just pass it by. He would assume that eventually it would rise up again and fly to wherever it wanted. It could wag continuously its legs until such time that it could return to its normal position. Another thought was that maybe there would be another person who could distinguish the bug and do the same as he did the first time. Someone might be willing to help the bug to its normal position.
Second, because of human instinct, of course, he would help the bug again to bring it back to its normal life. It would be pitiful for it to be on its back for a long time wagging its legs or waiting for someone or any force to be back in its position. On a second thought, he would think also that this would have been the second time so maybe there would be no more next times.
Finally, in an extreme condition, the man would just trample the bug. Having it stepped on might be unnatural but possible. The man could choose to end this bug’s life in a just a matter of seconds. Helpless, so-to-speak, the bug could not do anything to protect itself, so, eventually it would let itself die from the man’s foot or hand.
Everyone has his own ways on how to deal with every situation. It is a matter of perspective. It mainly depends on individual’s frame of reference which includes experiences, culture, attitudes, knowledge, and feelings.
If you were the man, what would you do?
There were three different ideas that came to his senses.
First, he would like to just pass it by. He would assume that eventually it would rise up again and fly to wherever it wanted. It could wag continuously its legs until such time that it could return to its normal position. Another thought was that maybe there would be another person who could distinguish the bug and do the same as he did the first time. Someone might be willing to help the bug to its normal position.
Second, because of human instinct, of course, he would help the bug again to bring it back to its normal life. It would be pitiful for it to be on its back for a long time wagging its legs or waiting for someone or any force to be back in its position. On a second thought, he would think also that this would have been the second time so maybe there would be no more next times.
Finally, in an extreme condition, the man would just trample the bug. Having it stepped on might be unnatural but possible. The man could choose to end this bug’s life in a just a matter of seconds. Helpless, so-to-speak, the bug could not do anything to protect itself, so, eventually it would let itself die from the man’s foot or hand.
Everyone has his own ways on how to deal with every situation. It is a matter of perspective. It mainly depends on individual’s frame of reference which includes experiences, culture, attitudes, knowledge, and feelings.
If you were the man, what would you do?
2 comments:
I will use in modals and past tense ha
I will use in modals and past tense ha
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