As teenagers, we hiked in France with a group of Boy Scouts. During the hike, we could see a bay with a white sandy beach in the distance, which inspired us to go swimming there. The sun was blazing, our backpacks were heavy, and the trail was still long. We were all excited to soon reach our destination and cool off in the cold water. After a while, we reached the cliffs below which the bay lay. However, we discovered that we could only descend into the bay with the help of a rope that someone had attached to the edge of the cliff. For a healthy person, this would have been no problem, but there was a person in the group who was physically disabled. What should we do? Someone suggested that part of the group go swimming and another part wait with the person. The disabled person even suggested this himself so as not to be a burden to the group. Another suggested that we look for a technical solution. Another suggested that either everyone could go swimming in the bay or none of us could. In the end, we decided on the latter suggestion without discussion and left the bay again. It wasn't a given, and some people may have acted out of tolerance or acceptance. What is certain, however, is that the person who came up with the latter suggestion acted out of conviction.
