Captains cross

There is a very violent storm off the coast of some random Island. The captain of the ship is doing everything he can to hold the crew and passengers together.

Suddenly someone falls into the ocean. Everybody's attention is now riveted on to the flaying arms of a 12 year old girl, struggling to keep her head above the water.

The captain of the ship cannot believe that this has happened on his watch, he was so careful, he had read all the navigation charts before setting off, he had a well trained and seasoned crew, it had been forecasted to be a relatively clear sky. What went wrong?? where did this storm come from.

The crew are also not helping the situation by throwing all their years of experience out of the window and are staring at him with a look of total hopelessness, looking to him for answers. And now this!! The mother of the girl is wailing at the top of her lungs which in itself is quite a feat considering the noise of the storm all around them.

The girl is being tossed and turned like a rag doll. The captain knows that in a matter of moments, she could go under the waves and there would be nothing more he could do for her. As he is thinking of what to do, one of the passengers approaches him.
“Captain” he says “I mean no disrespect but it doesn't seem like you have a plan for getting us out of this storm”
the Captain is incredulous, “I assure you that the interest of all passengers is my top most priority”
The man then seems to take a step back, consider what he has been told, then come back again
“ but sir, I feel that communication from you regarding the current state of matters as well as a plan for getting us out of this predicament would go a long way to assuring the passengers of your absolute and total control over the matters at hand” .
At this point the Captain recognizes that there are other forces at play here “Mr. Brown” the captain says “I thank you for your advise and shall definitely take it into consideration”.

Mr. Brown then leaves the Captain feeling that he has made a vital contribution towards the Captains decision and ultimately towards assuring his safe exit from this treacherous Ship.

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