Well, your bull in the china shop is a bad example, the china can't move, think or act. How about the running of the bulls in spain? That'd be better lol.....
Your hunters in the forest is a great example. Of course the hunters should take care and the hikers should know that maybe they shouldn't be hiking during hunting season? But of course there are those idiots who say "I should be able to hike wherever and whenever I want to". Then you accept the consequences for your actions.
For eg: hunters (by law I believe) have to wear an orange vest. Hikers? Nope. But they should be made to if they want to hike in hunting areas during hunting season.
The thing is, I lead my life with the adage: whoever has the most to lose, should pay more attention. I am self employed. Every action I take affects me. For eg: I had bad customers last year who tried to rip me off for $27K. Did I blame them? No. They were just crooks that tried to weasel their way out of paying for services rendered. When I took on the job I had misgivings. They convinced me to work for them by throwing money at me. I took full responsibility for my actions (making the decision) and dealt with the result (sued them). Now? I trust my judgement even more and wont' make the same mistake again.
This is why I firmly believe that whatever happens to anyone, they deserve the lion's share of the blame. For eg: a pedestrian gets hit crossing the road. They made the decision to cross the road, to put themselves in jeopardy. Now I realize accidents (true accidents) may happen but as the Workman's comp commercials say: there rarely are real accidents. 99.9% can be avoided.
I don't know if they still do this but when I was a jam face. Back in grade 3 I think it was. We had the police come to the school with that talking police car and teach us all about safety. WHile walking to and from school, playing, and how to cross the street safely. That struck home and I remember it to this day. When I walk across the street? (even at crosswalks) I look both ways TWICE before proceeding. Back then, most kids jackets came with reflective strips on them. So at night, if a car's lights hit them, they'd glow in the dark. I think every jacket I had had one of these strips on them.
I know I'm weird, but hey, this time in a GOOD way!
Your hunters in the forest is a great example. Of course the hunters should take care and the hikers should know that maybe they shouldn't be hiking during hunting season? But of course there are those idiots who say "I should be able to hike wherever and whenever I want to". Then you accept the consequences for your actions.
For eg: hunters (by law I believe) have to wear an orange vest. Hikers? Nope. But they should be made to if they want to hike in hunting areas during hunting season.
The thing is, I lead my life with the adage: whoever has the most to lose, should pay more attention. I am self employed. Every action I take affects me. For eg: I had bad customers last year who tried to rip me off for $27K. Did I blame them? No. They were just crooks that tried to weasel their way out of paying for services rendered. When I took on the job I had misgivings. They convinced me to work for them by throwing money at me. I took full responsibility for my actions (making the decision) and dealt with the result (sued them). Now? I trust my judgement even more and wont' make the same mistake again.
This is why I firmly believe that whatever happens to anyone, they deserve the lion's share of the blame. For eg: a pedestrian gets hit crossing the road. They made the decision to cross the road, to put themselves in jeopardy. Now I realize accidents (true accidents) may happen but as the Workman's comp commercials say: there rarely are real accidents. 99.9% can be avoided.
I don't know if they still do this but when I was a jam face. Back in grade 3 I think it was. We had the police come to the school with that talking police car and teach us all about safety. WHile walking to and from school, playing, and how to cross the street safely. That struck home and I remember it to this day. When I walk across the street? (even at crosswalks) I look both ways TWICE before proceeding. Back then, most kids jackets came with reflective strips on them. So at night, if a car's lights hit them, they'd glow in the dark. I think every jacket I had had one of these strips on them.
I know I'm weird, but hey, this time in a GOOD way!