April 18, 2009

• I feel guilty for not taking action, and it may have cost the life of a little duckling. I was behind a car, the traffic light was still red, and we were waiting to make a right turn. Out of nowhere I see this little duckling walk underneath the car in front of me, and come out the other end. The person in the passenger side of the car in front of me, gets out of the car to see where it went. By that time, the duckling was walking across the lanes of the road, stopping when a car was approaching. I was thinking "I should help that duckling or it will be hit by a car." However I had thoughts in my head about the consequences of getting out of my car in traffic; in a busy intersection no less, or whether I would be able to catch it in the first place. By the time those few seconds of thought ran through my head, and I decided that I *should* try and save the duckling, it was too late. The duckling was about to cross the center island of the road, my traffic light turned green already, and the car in front of me started moving forward. I was contemplating parking in the gas station that was next to me, but I didn't. I just drove off, now wondering what happened to that duckling. I'd like to think it made it across the road okay, but I'll never know. I definitely feel guilty about this, and will probably be thinking about the fate of that duckling every time I drive through that intersection now.

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