Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for April 15, 1990

Transcript:

Calvin: Faster!Faster! Hobbes: The turbo is pooped. Calvin: That's ok. Gravity just kicked in. Ever notice how decisions make chain reactions? Hobbes: How so? Calvin: Well, each decision we make determines the range of choices we'll face next. Take this fork in the road for instance. Which way should we go? Arbitrarily, I choose left. Now, as a direct result of that decision, we're faced with another choice: should we jump this ledge or ride along the side of it? If we hadn't turned left at the fork, this new choice would never have come up. Hobbes: I note, with some dismay, you've chosen to jump the ledge. Calvin: Right. And that decision will give us new choices. Hobbes: Like, should we bail out or die in the landing? Calvin: Exactly. Our first decision created a chain reaction of decisions. Let's jump. See? If you don't make each decision carefully, you never know where you'll end up. That's an important lesson we should learn sometime. Hobbes: I wish we could talk about these things without the visual aids.