Think about a time when you made a choice or heard about someone else making a choice that turned out to have life threatening consequences. what was the choice? what happened or nearly happened? was all the information available at the time evaluated before the choice was made?

Almost drowning. I was 7 years old and defiant. My mother warned that the waves could pull me out but I didn't want to listen so I swam out far and by the time I realized I couldn't reach the bottom with my feet a large wave went right over my head. In shock at it I breathed in a large gasp of ocean water and frantically moved to the surface where my father was dragging me back to shore. All the while I coughed up the water and cried. Swimming out too far was an awful choice that I didn't understand the consequences of since I was very young.