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Sadhu

After reading Bowen H. McCoy's, "The Parable of the Sadhu," I ask myself: Can stress or environmental conditions excuse the actions of Bowen McCoy or anyone in a similar situation? Joseph Badaracco says that "right-versus-right choices are best understood as defining moments; decisions that reveal, test, and shape." There is no doubt in my mind that Bowen McCoy's encounter with the Sadhu was a defining moment, but by not taking a stand and ultimately making sure of the Sadhu's survival, will the shadow cast forward by Bowen from his decision be one that he can live with; one that his peers could admire. Or will it be one that he and everyone close to him will see and often worry about. What will happen when another "defining moment" surfaces?
"I took a carotid pulse and found that the sadhu was still alive…. It was fruitless to question why he had chosen this desperately high route instead of the safe, heavily traveled caravan…. Or why he was shoeless and almost naked, or how......


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