Analysis: The Parable Of The Sadhu

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In this world everyone has different moral ethics than each other. People have their own opinions to each topic. No one is right or wrong for their own ethics. That a mathematical formula there is only one correct answer. While an ethics question there is no answer. People can interpret a question in any kind of way. In this article “The Parable of the Sadhu” people could go both sides to this argument. The people could have helped the Sadu even more that he could have survived. To the other side of this argument, the hikers had done enough to help the Sadhu. They had to worry about themselves. This is an ethical dilemma. The issue is that there was the individual ethics vs group ethics. That everyone in the group had done some form of helping …show more content…

That Stephan Said that leaving the Sadhu was a breakdown of moral issues, that everyone just passed baton. That they had helped. The author said that everyone did their own part. Stephan has said that the only three things that could have stopped their own responsibilities of taking care of the Sadhu. These were if the Sadhu died during the care for him, if the Sadhu said that he was okay, and if they all carried him to the village and properly arranged for proper care for him. McCoy feels guilty because he could have helped out more. But, he blames was of the high adrenaline flow. That if they had changed their plans, some of the hikers could have been injured or worse, could have died. In this environment it was very Khan …show more content…

They had to do things quickly cause the sun would have melted the snow. The snow would be wet and be slippery. The hikers could have slipped carrying the Sadhu. This could mean ultimately death. Also, this was a once in a lifetime during that time. Climbing that summit would be a great accomplishment. The hikers would have needed to assess the weight of the Sadhu during this dilemma. The Sadhu could be dead weight and could shake while the hikers would try to carry him. Or, he could help the hikers by trying to be light as a feather. There was a lack of communication inside the group of hikers. Since there was no communication, the hikers were very ineffective to do an action. Communication and coordination are key to finding a solution to the problem. There was a lack of moral common ground so, it created a difficulty upon the hikers to change their course of plans or actions. This would make it harder for an individual to rise up to be a leader and unify the hikers to find a solution to the problem.
There are many questions like how much help is needed, or how much help is considered enough help, or, at what point is good enough? That when is it good to pass it off to another person to handle the situation. That the hikers said that the Sadhu could have taken a safer route. Maybe he could not take the safer route cause he was not in the right state of mind. One of the hikers had found him almost naked, was having hypothermia that time. The hikers had given him

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