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Tuesday 25 October 2016

Making decisions



Scenario:
Emma has just made a neat new friend.  They go to town on Friday night and Emma notices that her new friend is shoplifting.  Her friend tells her that everyone does it and she should do it too unless she’s wimp.  
         What would Emma do?

A. List Options:

1 Emma should ignore her friend and find another neat new friend.

2 Emma should shoplift with her friends to get more clothes as well.

3  She should tell her parents/caregiver.


B Say what is right or wrong about each option.
Option 1.  The right thing is to not be influenced by the bad attitude of shoplifting.
Option 2.  The wrong thing is that she and her friend would have to pay the fine.
Option 3. The right thing is that she wouldn’t have any problem as she hasn’t been influenced.

C.  Say what would be the consequences of each option for everyone concerned.

1.The right thing about ignoring her friend and telling an adult is so she could not follow the bad influence that has been showed to her.

2. The consequence would be that she would pay the fine following with her new friend.

3.  The right thing to do is to call the police in order for them to pay the fine and so that their parents would give them consequences.


S. Say what values you think lie behind each option and tick those that reflect gospel values -  the values of Jesus.

1. Wreckless

2. Influence

3. Thinking about consequences

E. Say which option you would have chosen and why.

  1. I would’ve chosen to ignore her and find a new friend, as finding a new and responsible friend is the right thing to do instead of being friends with a thief.

Summary:
Making decisions is the hardest challenge as the bad things may be hard to resist. On the other hand, the right choice is always the best decision as it’s not hard to ignore the bad influence.