Jeffrey McDaniel: "Jika Anda mendengar kekasih Anda berteriak di kamar...

"Jika Anda mendengar kekasih Anda berteriak di kamar sebelah dan Anda berlari masuk dan melihat kelingkingnya di lantai, dalam genangan darah kecil. Anda tidak akan bergegas ke kelingking dan berkata, 'Sayang, apakah kamu baik-baik saja? "Tidak, kamu akan memeluk pundaknya dan khawatir tentang kelingking nanti. Hal yang sama berlaku jika Anda mendengar teriakan, berlari masuk dan melihat tangannya atau -tuhan melarang- seluruh lengannya. Tapi seandainya Anda mendengar kekasih Anda menjerit di kamar sebelah, dan Anda berlari masuk dan kepalanya ada di lantai di sebelah tubuhnya. Yang mana Anda terburu-buru dan nyaman dulu?"

--- Jeffrey McDaniel

Versi Bahasa Inggris

If you heard your lover scream in the next room and you ran in and saw his pinkie on the floor, in a small puddle of blood. You wouldn't rush to the pinkie and say, 'Darling, are you OK? ' No, you'd wrap your arms around his shoulders and worry about the pinkie later. The same holds true if you heard the scream, ran in and saw his hand or -god forbid- his whole arm. But suppose you hear your lover scream in the next room, and you run in and his head is on the floor next to his body. Which do you rush to and comfort first?