I’m a big fan of technology ( as you can clearly tell from looking around this blog), but there are occasions when I realize how nothing beats good old human talent. This is something I clearly witnessed just today; I was strolling around downtown, and I noticed a mob around a bunch of crashed cars. I curiously approached the scene of the crime, I noticed two middle-aged man took the center of attention: one was hollering in rage and gesturing vividly, while the other one seemed to be placing a great effort into keeping his temper.
It didn’t take more than a minute of observing the crash site before I realized just what had happened: the loud guy had crashed into the quiet guy while making some crazy stunt. So, he insisted the other guy was responsible for the accident, since he should have steered out of his way (there was PLENTY of room, he kept shouting with full lungs, a fat vein nearly popping out of his forehead). Well, it didn’t take much observation skills – or common sense, for that matter – to tell the angry guy was just trying to bully his way out of paying the damages he’d caused.
I thought the argument would go on forever in tight loops, until suddenly the whole circus came to a quick halt. Someone stepped out from the crowd, identifying himself as a Boston car accident lawyer. It might have been my imagination, but I could swear that his presence was strangely calming, and he exuded a certain authority; one thing I do know for sure: I was positively amazed how effective he was in solving the problem.
He just took the angry guy aside and talked with him quietly for no more than five minutes. When he was finished, the touble-maker was a lot calmer – in fact he looked almost a bit worried ( I wonder what that Boston car accident attorne told him). He just swooped back next to the cards and promptly apologized to the other guy and declared he was willing to pay for the damage. They exchanged all appropriate data, and soon enough the crowd cleared off… the fun was over.
After a while, I was the only one standing there in the sidewalk, and that’s when I started wondering… no matter how impressive technological developments we already have, human engine and creativeness will always find ways of surprising me even further! Which actually is no surprise, once we think that it was human engine that devised all technologies we know… right?
