Should It Be?
Happy little Joe is four years old. He lives with his mother and father in their happy little home. It's Saturday morning, and Dad is away doing Dad things; Mom is in the back room doing Mom things; and no one is paying particular attention to happy little Joe.
Happy little Joe knows he is not to leave the house without his mom and dad. But, today he just playfully wanders into the front yard. It's a pretty morning; just right for quietly playing outside.
His mom's car parked in the street in front of the house has been freshly washed and waxed by Dad. The shiny chrome grill and bumper are irresistible to happy little Joe. As he lines up a handful of road pebbles along the length of the bumper, he hears the roar of an engine.
Billy Bob Baker, 19 this week, has just completed work on his '69 Shelby Mustang; the car has more horses than a John Wayne movie. Residential speed limit notwithstanding, Billy Bob Baker is in control and the horses are running. Just as Billy Bob slings around the corner and next to his mom's newly shined car, happy little Joe steps out to see what's up. Billy Bob Baker hardly notices the patch of blond on his fender.
At forty miles per hour, with happy little Joe two feet in front when he notices him, should Billy Bob Baker run over happy little Joe?
Should the laws of physics which dictate the requirement for the hit be suspended just because we don't want happy little Joe run over? The simple, but sometimes sorrowful answer, is that what must be should be. It should happen if it must happen, even though we very much resist it.
"Should" may not be easy or painless, but we can accept it. A little practice at one of the assignment sheets may help you. Take a look at them to select one you think appropriate. The Irrational Beliefs Disputation Form may be helpful.
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