Story problems have always been a challenge for me so, I need help!
When we claim we’ve gone the second mile, where did it start and how long was it?
It seems to me it had to begin at least one mile back or it would always be the first mile. Here’s the problem.
Bowney, a sky jumper gets blown way off course, misses his target by exactly one mile and suddenly finds himself right in the middle of cross roads One Hundred Ninetieth and Goose-Down road. He could walk a mile back to his starting point at One Hundred Eightieth and Goose-Down or he could radio Slither, his jump instructor, who is waiting at that point of origin and ask for a ride.
Thought process to tackle and unwind
A – Bowney feels like the instructor has done so much for him already, he would just as soon walk the second mile and not bother Slither.
The way I see it, Bowney would simply be walking the first mile backwards.
B- If Bowney did ask Slither to come get him, wouldn’t Slither just be going the first mile twice?
Can we really claim that we’ve gone the second mile or are we forced to keep walking backwards to make up for the minimal forwards? Or could we just be trampling the same path to a pulp while heroically polishing our halo?