Sane or insane?
During a visit to a psychiatric institute, a visitor asks the director on what criteria do we base ourselves to know if a person must be committed.
"Well", said the director, "we fill a bathtub with water and we give the patient the choice of a spoon, a cup, or a bucket, and ask him to empty the bathtub."
"Ah, I see", said the man. "A sane person would normally choose the bucket, since he could empty more water than with a spoon or a cup!"
"No", replied the director. "A sane person would pull the plug. Would you like a room with a view?"
"Well", said the director, "we fill a bathtub with water and we give the patient the choice of a spoon, a cup, or a bucket, and ask him to empty the bathtub."
"Ah, I see", said the man. "A sane person would normally choose the bucket, since he could empty more water than with a spoon or a cup!"
"No", replied the director. "A sane person would pull the plug. Would you like a room with a view?"
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