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Recently I have had a dilemma Im trying to resolve, a weekend in the near future where I have conflicting demands and values, and need to be in two places at the same time. I have agonized over this decision because my intuition is not giving me a clear answer and I havent felt that there was a win-win solution. [If I do one thing, Im letting down a bunch of people. If I do the other, Im also missing the mark. Either way I feel like a loser, not a winner. This morning I got an e-mail that directly addresses this dilemma: A Thinking Test You are driving along on a wild, stormy night. You pass by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for the bus: 1. An old lady who is sick and about to die. 2. An old friend who once saved your life. 3. The perfect man or woman you have been dreaming about. Which one would you choose to pick up, knowing that there could only be one passenger in your car? The candidate who was hired simply answered: I would give the car keys to my old friend, and let him take the lady to the hospital. I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the woman of my dreams. | 
