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    Life's Maze: The game of life scenarios

    Hi members, here is another fun game that not only enhances knowledge but also helps us all to understand how we tackle or manage various situations in life. In our daily lives, we encounter a multitude of situations, each offering valuable lessons. The challenges we face on a day-to-day basis is to enhance our skills, and through managing these situations, we gain valuable experience.

    What you have to do is provide a situation for others where members can share their thoughts on how they would handle that particular situation if they were in it. Situational questions should be about common things we all face daily.

    Remember, it is required that the member who responds to the question must ask another question at the end of their response so that another member can answer it. Please note that, as per the previous suggestion, one member can post answers to a maximum of three situational questions only.

    Also, note that situational questions can be in one or two lines, or you can elaborate on the entire situation.

    For example, a line situation question is below:
    How do you manage a situation if you send a text or email to the wrong person by mistake?

    An example of a more elaborated situational question is below:
    You are rushing to catch the last bus to your destination. After boarding and traveling 1km, the conductor asks for your ticket, and suddenly you realise that you left your wallet at home. How do you manage this situation?

    To begin the game, the member who replies first can choose any of the above questions, and don't forget to add your own situational question for other members.

    The deadline for closing this thread is May 6th, 2024.
  • #778860

    Points:5
    The conductor came and asked for the ticket and I searched my pockets for my wallet in which I kept my reserved physical ticket. But my wallet was missing and I realised that I had forgotten the same in my house. Immediately I called my wife and asked her to send a photo of the ticket in WhatsApp. In 3 minutes I received a photo of the ticket. I explained the situation to the conductor and showed him the photo of the ticket and somehow convinced him. The conductor told me that if nobody else is claiming that seat, he has no objection. If any checking is there in between the traveller has to own the responsibility. I accepted the same and reached the destination without any situation. These days managing travel without physical money is not a problem as we have UPI payment and phone banking on our mobile phones.
    My one-line situation question is below
    After having snacks in a hotel I found there is no money in my pocket and my phone is not with me.
    drrao
    always confident

  • #778907

    Points:3
    In case If I am a frequent customer, then it is not a problem to pay the next day. Otherwise, I will explain the situation to the hotel manager and ask them to contact someone I know who can send money to their number.

    Here is another situation question to other members is below :

    If you have invited friends for a dinner party and one of your guests can't eat certain foods due to diabetes then how can you manage the situation so that your guests can still enjoy the food?
    Explore, create, inspire

  • #778910

    Points:5
    If you have invited friends for a dinner party and one of your guests can't eat certain foods due to diabetes then how can you manage the situation so that your guests can still enjoy the food?

    Now a days this type of situation is often encountered that a guest is suffering from high sugar level and has restriction on the food items. I have met this type of situation a few times and one solution that I found handy was to keep a few portion of a particular dish aside without adding salt or sugar whatever the case may be. This helps much in such times and it can be given to the guest who has restrictions on diet.
    Of course another method is to make some quick dish for the particular person and serve him. Anyway, sometimes this leads to embarrassment for the homemaker.

    Another situation - You reach the Railway Station and find that due to unavoidable reasons your train is cancelled.
    Thoughts exchanged is knowledge gained.

  • #778911

    Points:5
    I went to the railway station and found that the rail was cancelled. The decision I take will depend on the urgency of my travel. Once in my real life, I faced such a situation. My wife and son have to go to a place by next day morning. We got the ticket reserved and reached the railway station just one hour before the departure. I came with them to send them off. But to our astonishment, we found that particular train was cancelled. Then I enquired in the station whether there was any chance to accommodate them in any train that was going to our destination. But there was no chance. There we went out and in our car, we went to the bus stand and searched for a bus that goes to the place they had to go. There were two buses and I purchased tickets and sent them in that sleeper bus. They reached their destination in time.
    Another situation: you went to a new place and went to our relative's house to stay there at night. To your surprise, you found the house locked and that is a village where there are no lodges to stay.
    drrao
    always confident

  • #778917

    Points:5
    We went to a new place and went to our relative's house to stay there at night. To our surprise, we found the house locked and that is a village where there are no lodges to stay.
    Generally, we inform our relatives before going to their place and such situations do not occur but yes sometimes it is possible that they had to leave the place due to some urgency elsewhere. In this particular situation it becomes difficult to find a place for night stay and if lodges and hotels are not there then it is a challenging situation. The first thing that comes to the mind is whether there is a feasibility of getting some transport back to home or some other place where we can get an accommodation. If that is not feasible then next thing we have to find out the local administrator or equivalent persons like a Gram Sevak or Gram Sabhapati who are generally the resourceful people in any area of our country. In most of the cases they would help in whatever way they can and that would solve the problem. Apart from that we can also enquire with the neighbours regarding our host and if there is some understanding among them the neighbours can also help us in getting a private accommodation in the vicinity. So these are some of the options we can think of in such situations.

    Next situation: You have a close friend and you have family relations with him. There is a function in his house and he has invited many people but your name is not there.
    Knowledge is power.

  • #778924

    Points:5
    Such a thing very rarely happens and I would say that it is just an oversight from the side of the friend if he forgot to invite me. If I am among the main friends or relatives and I am not invited by the person then I would try to contact him and make a polite enquiry about the function, its timing, etc and may be ask as how many people they have invited and things like that to get some more information. It is a very common mannerism that the person would just tell that ok we will meet on that day or any such exclamation confirming from their side that I am in the list.
    Some people might feel shy in doing that but I don't see any other method to find out it.
    Ignoring and not attending the function would only bring apologies from them once I tell them that I did not attend because I was not called.

    Next situation: You go to a party and make a queue for food only to find that food is finished.
    Thoughts exchanged is knowledge gained.

  • #778941

    Points:1
    Kamal Kishore has floated this game cum creative activity which is quite interesting. We had similar games earlier also and many members participated in them. This time so far the response is lukewarm.
    The thread becomes vibrant only when more members participate.
    I request more members to participate and share their views and actions about the situations suggested by the members sequentially.
    Knowledge is power.

  • #778952

    Points:4
    The problem raised by Neeru Bhatt is interesting asking the way how the situation can be managed in case food is finished and people including myself are waiting for the items to be served. It happens sometimes due to calculation errors of the organiser. He might not have calculated the rush noticed in the function. However, he is sure to take care of the invitees with proper servings to the remaining invitees.
    Once it happened to me but within half an hour, the situation was managed with the serving tangy dishes.
    Next situation - What will you do if you have made up a plan for visiting the marriage ceremony of your friend's daughter and you have missed the train in which you reserved a berth.?

  • #778953

    Points:5
    What will you do if you have made up a plan for visiting the marriage ceremony of your friend's daughter and you have missed the train in which you reserved a berth?
    This is a difficult situation because missing a train means missing the function there. Still depending upon the time available in hand, there are some alternatives that can be thought of.
    First thing that comes in mind is to check whether there is a bus service available for that place and if yes then how much time it would take. Even if there is no direct bus we can think of making journey in parts.
    Another point is that though we have missed the scheduled train but in Railways there are a large number of trains shuttling between the places and it is likely that we could get a train in the same direction within a few hours of our scheduled train that we had missed. Only problem is whether this train goes and stops at that particular place or goes from another station near to that. Even if it goes through a station near that place then we can try to get current reservation in that train and then from that station we can again think of taking a bus or taxi to the destined place.
    It all depends how much time we have with us. If sufficient time is there we can even try for the next day reservation in 'Tatkal' mode.

    Next situation: You get admission in an institute but due to reasons of privacy you do not want to live in the institute hostel. What options you have?
    Knowledge is power.

  • #778959

    Points:5
    One will find many other options to stay if not interested in staying in the institute's hostel. If any of our relatives are staying in that place we can stay with them so that our education will be over without getting disturbed. When I was doing B Sc, I stayed with my grandparents. There are many families where these students can stay as Paying Guests. In cities like Bombay, we see many houses with paying guest facilities. There are some private hostels which are not connected to any institute. There will be students from different organisations. There will be no problem regarding privacy. Another alternative place is to rent a room and stay there. One can cook in the room or can eat in a hotel or choultry. Any person can go for any one of the above ways.
    My next situation for the next participant is it is late in the afternoon. All in your house finished their lunch and took a rest. The cook went away and will come in the night only. Then a guest came to your house and you have to offer a lunch to the guest. How?
    drrao
    always confident

  • #778963

    Points:5
    This might happen sometimes. We cannot predict what is in store in the next moment. I have faced such an odd situation sometimes. I am in the habit of taking a nap after lunch for an hour at least to have full satisfaction.
    It was close to 4 pm when I heard a ring bell. Without making a delay I opened the door and saw my elder brother waiting for me. My wife was not available at that time. He needs to be served a meal. I immediately put some water in a pressure cooker adding both rice and pulse adding curcumin powder and close the lid allowing the same for the final whistle. Luckily, some vegetable curry was available and the same was served. He really got the satisfaction.
    Next situation is - what will you do if you are entering your house at 15 hours after your A shift and there is meeting of your boss at 6 pm and you need to meet your doctor for bandage replacement?

  • #778972

    Points:5
    what will you do if you are entering your house at 15 hours after your A shift and there is meeting of your boss at 6 pm and you need to meet your doctor for bandage replacement?

    This is a challenging situation because on one side we have to take care of our health and on the other hand our career is also an important aspect in our lives. Still, there are some solutions that we can think of in this dilemma and one is to contact our doctor by phone or WhatsApp and take his opinion whether the bandage can wait for a few hours or the night before it needs to be replaced with a fresh one. The point is that in all these things there are always some margins but doctor would not share that with us. Only when we tell him about our official engagement that he would consider and give a correct advice in the matter. Based on that we have to proceed ahead.
    Another option is to talk to the secretary to the boss or may be in some cases directly and tell him about the medical condition and doctor's prescription and he might relieve us from that 6 PM meeting.
    In any case we have to contact the main persons concerned in order to resolve as simply thinking about the problem is not going to help.

    Next situation: There is a big function or ceremony in your near and dear's house where you are invited and you had ordered for stitching a new dress for that long awaited occasion. Unfortunately the dress is not ready.
    Thoughts exchanged is knowledge gained.

  • #778983

    Points:5
    There is a big function or ceremony in your near and dear's house where you are invited and you had ordered for stitching a new dress for that long awaited occasion. Unfortunately the dress is not ready.
    Today people are very much aware and alert about the dress they wear for an occasion or a special occasion. Some people are too particular about it and would feel embarrassed if their dress for the occasion is not in a good shape or in case they have ordered for a new one, it is not stitched.
    As I am not very particular about these things I think that any old dress properly washed and ironed can be used for such occasions. What we want to convey by wearing a new dress on that occasion? Some people might argue that they want to look different from others but it is not only the dress by which a person is assessed in the society. Having money does not mean that we show off it in public.

    Next situation: You appear in a tough competitive exam but score very poorly. You have 2 more attempts to try. What would you do?
    Knowledge is power.


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