You are driving along in your car on a wild, stormy night. You pass by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for the bus:

• An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
• An old friend who once saved your life.
• The perfect woman (or man) of your dreams.

There can only be one passenger in your car and you can't return to the bus stop once you have left it. Which one would you choose to offer a ride to?

Think before you continue reading. This is a moral / ethical dilemma that was once actually used as part of a job selection process, so your future could depend on how you answer this question.

You could (A) pick up the old lady because she is near death, and thus you should save her first, or you could (B) pick up the old friend because he once saved your life and this would be the perfect chance to pay him back, however, (C) you may never be able to find the perfect love of your dreams again, so you should take this one opportunity while it's available.

The candidate who was hired had no trouble coming up with an answer. Their answer:

I would give the car keys to my old friend and let him take the old lady to the hospital while I waited in the rain for the bus with the woman / man of my dreams.

The moral of the story is that we can gain more if we are able to give up our stubborn thought limitations and 'think outside the box'.

Of course nobody came up with the ultimate correct answer, which is, of course, to run over the old lady and put her out of her misery, shag the perfect woman silly on the bonnet of the car, and then drive off with your old friend to the nearest pub to get drunk and talk about old times.