Crystal Clear

Sometimes it is crystal clear what one's duty is, and one does what is right and expected, right away without excuses proffered, or hesitation about consequences.

At other times, to select the proper choice, between two or three vying courses of action, is by no means obvious. One way through this dilemma, if time is not pressing, is to just sit on the situation for a few days, doing nothing. Often the best course of action will become evident on its own.

Another technique is to reflect backwards in one's experience to recall how one reacted under other, similar occurrences. How one handled the dilemma then may guide one through what to do now.

Another method is to follow one's hunches. Normally, if one is alert, reality oriented, sane, honest, humane and of good will, following one's hunches as to picking the right option from among murky selections is the right way to go.

Or one can rely on one's spouse, friends or professional experts for advice.

Finally, if one is wise, of commonsenical and sound judgment, one should use logic to mull over the pros and cons of each of the selections (time allotted must be kept in mind), and go with the most likely choice. If the option selected is proven two days hence to be the wrong one, one should reconsider and to with the second best option. One can, with a high probability of being correct, determine the right way to proceed.