Red or Blue Button

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Today I encountered a beautiful life enlightening question from my son: he said this question has been a viral and I am going to ask you. I said ‘Go on’.

You have a red and a blue button in front of you. If you press Red- you will live. If you press blue- you may or may not. less than half a population press blue, you will live. if more than half a population press blue, still only half a population lives. within that half the population you might be there or not. Now are you going to press blue or red…

I immediately answered blue. My son looked at me with such a disapproved look. Really mommy, I expected better kinda look. I asked what is the problem?

He asked me, why did you choose blue? I said I will get a 50% chance to live. When you have 100% chance to live why didn’t you choose blue. I said Red button, people might die. He said the question didn’t have that statement. Initially my ego raised up, I am driving, so I didn’t pay attention to the question properly.

But the reality is we are so hardwired in our brain with these thoughts.

Red is selfish. If you choose yourself over others, somebody will hurt. It is better to be living among half the population, rather than living alone. Be a mediocre, rather than be trendsetter.

How many of my subconscious beliefs within this simple questions-

Being selfish is bad. Red is bad. if I have to live, somebody have to die. if I choose the middle path, then somehow I will be spared from the negative outlook I have on my self.

I didn’t I think even for a second that every one can live. We say infinite possibility, manifestation. But if so many hardwires are there within myself, how am I going to help my clients….

I want all of you to think about this question….when the client have limited beliefs about themselves, this question will open their eyes, I strongly believe….What are your thoughts?

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Thought pondering question! I feel you Devi, I would press the blue button without hesitation. It’s deeply embedded in us Indians, specially women. We are programmed like this, No software update can de-bug this. Indian philosophy often teaches us to put others first, serve with love, and sacrifice for family. And honestly, women have turned this into an Olympic-level skill for generations. Feed everyone first, worry about yourself later, remember every birthday, solve every crisis. But somewhere between seva and self-sacrifice, many women forget that they are human beings too. Even Bhagavad Gita speaks about balance, awareness, and dharma, not disappearing completely in the name of duty. Taking care of yourself is not selfish; it’s simply making sure the person holding the whole house together also gets to breathe, laugh, and enjoy life a little. So I think from heart not from the brain. I’m programmed like that.

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Not only Indian females Harmeet, but also American females( my son’s teacher), but many males will also choose blue…those who choose red are shortsighted selfish individuals…what i want to focus is think about what doesn’t exist as a possibility..finding a solution with current reality how will it serve…your solution inherently have to be impossible to make it possible

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Yes! It’s hard to think ‘out of the box’! Few things are so deeply rooted that our mind doesn’t even think of other possibilities and it seems like unreal or impossible at first, but can be achievable. It’s hard to let go of certain beliefs which are not serving its purpose but we cling to it, because we haven’t explored or even thought about other possibilities. The paradox is that sometimes a solution has to sound impossible first, in order to become possible later. Innovation, healing, philosophy, even personal growth all begin when someone dares to think beyond the accepted boundaries of reality instead of simply adjusting to them.

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