A group of strategists gathered around a table to discuss ways to solve the problem of traffic congestion in their city. After several hours of brainstorming, one guy came up with an excellent idea.
“Let’s have pre-programmed lights to control the traffic” he suggested.
“That’s a great idea”, said another. “We can have three different colors to indicate signs to “stop”, “ready” and “go””.
“That’s brilliant! Congratulations team, we have just found the solution!” group leader proclaimed.
“No, that will never work!” one member challenged, “it sounds good in theory but it’s not practical!”
“Why not?” the others inquired.
“To start with, this can make the whole city late. Late for work, late to schools, late to appointments”.
“Well, everyone will have to adjust their travel timings to incorporate the delays that are caused because of the lights”. Group leader explained.
“Even if everyone changed their ways, this can still fail!” the pessimist defended his stand. “What about ambulance carrying serious patients to hospitals? What about fire trucks on their way to fight a fire? It will be so wrong to keep them waiting, because of a stupid light”.
“That’s what we call exceptions, my friend… we are finding solution for a general problem. Therefore this is made to accommodate the norm, exceptions are not bound by such rules, and so they are exempted!”
Solutions are easy to find if we are willing to change; if we can free our minds of preconceived notions and judgments; and if can simply allow ourselves to think out of the box.
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