Chapter 207 -205-Making a Choice
On the bench, Ethan found himself deep in contemplation.
The elderly woman beside him still wore a kind smile, as she took grains from her pocket to feed the pigeons at her feet.
Seeing the pigeons sparked a thought in Ethan’s mind.
To the questioner, sometimes the correct answer isn’t what’s important, but rather the answer they wish to hear, the answer they perceive as true.
Pigeons symbolize peace; with that understanding, the right answer to the question should be...
Ethan began to speak, but instead of presenting the answer he had just formulated, he said something entirely different.
"If I were your butcher friend, I might grab my butcher knife and kill all the thieves who wished to harm his wife."
Upon hearing Ethan’s response, the elderly woman’s face turned very grim. She sighed heavily and asked, "Can you explain your thought process?"
Ethan smiled as he answered, "Certainly. The fact that the thieves dare to kidnap the butcher’s wife indicates that they could potentially harm others’ family members as well. Moreover, the thieves are inherently bad people."
"You don’t look like a brutal person," the woman remarked, a trace of lament in her voice.
Ethan shook his head again, stating, "It’s not about brutality, but protection. Just like soldiers resisting invaders in a war; their choice to eliminate the enemy is not borne out of brutality but in a bid to defend their homeland and the people behind them. It’s a matter of responsibility."