Does our American ethos of success and winning lead us to ask the wrong questions? Questions we typically ask when we face a problem revolve around 'Can We?' but is this always the right way to think about everything?
Certainly 'Can We?' questions help lead to advances in technology, science, health care and many other fields but is it always the right question? Before asking 'Can We?' we first need to answer the questions 'Should We?' and 'Is it Worth it?'. We need to more appropriately define winning and count the cost of winning before we ask 'Can We Win?'.
Most news reports I hear about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq center solely around questions like 'Can We Win?' but does anyone really understand anymore 'What' we are trying to win and whether or not that 'What' is worth the cost of winning?
The same question needs to be asked far more often in health care. Our society has defined extending life as winning and death as losing. But at what cost? Is one more day, week, or month lying in a hospital bed, in extreme discomfort, separated from family and loved ones really 'winning' for a young child and their family?
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