A man (M) and a lady (L) who are very much in love and devoted to one another
are separated by a river with no way of getting across to the other side. On
L's side of the river, there is a boatman (B) who is able to take her over to
the other side of the river but refuses to do so unless she pays him a price of
$20, twice his normal fare. L has no money. Another man (S) then tells L that
he will giver her $20 if she sleeps with him. L agrees to do so and on
receiving the $20, pays B who takes her over to the other side of the river.
She is reunited with M and they are very happy together. However, a friend of
M (F) finds out what L did with S and immediately tells M. On learning the
news, M finds L and ends things with her, stating that he wants nothing more to
do with her.
Your task is to rank these five people, M, L, B, S, and F, from best to worst.
i.e. best person to
worst person.
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Don't read any further until you've finished the 1-5. If you do, you'll
miss the whole point. When you do finish, scroll down and read on.
The order which you've ranked the five people is supposed to represent the
importance that you place on different things in your life. 1 being the
most important, and 5 being the least.
The letters stand for:
M-morality
S-sex
L-love
B-business
F-friends
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