Today the local radio station discussed the concept of fairness and being fair. At the end of the discussion, the moderator concluded that whatever the definition of "fairness", what is considered 'fair" to one may appear completely 'unfair" to others. This reminded me of an incident that happened to me many years ago when I was much much younger.
Many years ago when I sat for an examination while a sophomore in a local university, I made an honest mistake. Instead of anwering 3 questions out of 5 as required by the examination paper, I misread the instructions and answered only 2 questions out of 5. When I realized my mistake at the end of the examination I was frantic. I went to the lecturer and told her my problem and requested for a little bit extra time to answer the thrid question. I remember her name was Mavis Puthuchery. After listening to me, She said she will look at the quality of my answers for the 2 questions and she will decide whether to mark me based on 2 questions or 3. When the results were published after 1 month, to my delight, she had given me an "A". When my friends knew this, they remarked "Oh! So unfair!". Thank you Mavis Puthuchery for being fair.
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