19.You are holding onto your grandmother’s hand and the hand of a newborn that you do not know as they hang over the edge of a cliff. You have to let one go to save the other. Who do you let fall to their death? What was your rationale for making the decision?
Ugh, moral dilemma ><
Hm… There is no right or wrong answer here… But it depends on how where you place your values and your intentions.
However, this viewpoint may receive criticism as I am throwing aside my kin’s life, one whom I personally hold dearly to my heart. Of course, my grandmother has actually passed away. Nonetheless, thoughts about her and how much she influenced me and provided for me still brings me to tears. Someone whom I have known my whole life (let’s assume she’s still alive and well today) and cared for me (and protected me), should (and does) hold tremendous value in my life. Someone whom I love with all my heart. Throwing her aside is not just ending her life, but also leaving a deep wound in my heart, to be the one who chose her demise. And letting the infant go, which I mentioned earlier, who has not left a mark on this world, will not be sorely missed, at least, within my kin/family. This infant will have less “value,” per say, if it was an orphan, belonging to no family and not known by anyone. Thus, losing an infant could also yield smaller grief than sacrificing my own grandmother.
Both can be seen as detrimental and deviant in nature. However… if I were the one pegged in a “Spiderman” situation (brownie points for those who watched the original), I would, within that limited time, try to seek guidance from my grandmother. I refuse to send her off without a proper goodbye, or perhaps, against her wishes.
She will have two options:
1) agree to be the one to be sacrificed. Understanding the position I’m in and the value in a newborn life. Also, to say our final farewell (and of course, I’ll be crying while this is going on)
2) believes her life should not end this early or at this situation, and tells me to save her instead of an infant.
I will actually decide differently depending on how my grandmother responds. I refuse to end her life when it’s against her wishes, and I refuse to throw away an infant’s life when my grandmother values it more than her own and believes in me/the infant.
So… if my grandma accepts her death: I will drop her. If my grandma wishes to continue living, I will drop the infant.
