Mopping the floor to turn off the faucet....

Well. Everyday we face some problem or the other. At home. At workplace. During commute. You name it. So what do we do with most of these problems. Either we try to find a solution. Or sit on it and let it fix itself. I choose to discuss the first option. When solutions are the order of the day. Wait. I am more interested in the approach. Ok. Ok. The solution is important. But, the road taken in pursuit of the solution seems far more interesting...

So, whats with this theme...mopping the floor blah blah. Something I have done. And something which some of you do too. Identifying the problem can be easy. But finding the cause is difficult. Need to list all possibilities. Put them in some order. And then that old process of elimination of irrelevant stuff. Pause. Many a times we dont do all this. Actually very frequently. We simply try to find a "fix" to the issue at hand. And honestly, this fix is some sort of a bandage on the wound. And is not really going to heal the wound. Only stop the bleeding for the moment. Huh.. Sometimes this is a personal habit. Every person takes this route one time or the other. On the other hand, this is a characteristic of the system itself. Your environment. Your action place. You have a high priority bug (sorry for "the term"... operational hazard). And you dont have time to sort this issue out. But, you are under enormous pressure to "fix it". You then do this. Mopping the floor to turn off the faucet....

Some might argue thus. This is how it is. Some quack right now will buy time to find an expert solution. But, how often do we go and do the right thing after the need is over. Naaah...We just leave it. If it aint broke now, why fix it right? This is not correct. You do not have to be Einstein to figure this. No complex equations. No complex philosophies involved. Time and space are relative. Yeah. And so are solutions. But it would never hurt to put that extra effort to find the right solution. A lasting one too. Ok..Ok. Atleast one that might last for some substantial block of time. A short term fix will always bring back the problem later on. And one has to spend more time and effort to go over it again. Worth it? Nopes.

Ending with some things to ponder over for the next few days. Moment please. Fine. If a solution fixes the problem only "right now", is it a solution? If a solution fixes the problem at hand, but creates another, then is it a solution? And finally, what is a "wrong solution"? If it is wrong, how can it be a solution??? Mopping the floor to turn off the faucet. There you go...