Deciding when to act or when to intervene is frequently a difficult decision.  You can be trapped between seeming imperatives like freedom of choice and taking care of others.  Individual differences also play a role, many of us tend to mind our own business rather than being perceived as intrusive or demanding. 

Describe your own toughest experience in this sort of situation.  What was the issue?  How did you react?  What were the outcomes? Would you make the same choice again knowing what you know now? 

I am type of person that tends to mind my own business.  I had a situation where this old lady tripped and fell along a hill and I saw it happen from about 200 feet away.  I was walking late to school but I decided to help the lady.  So I ran towards her only to find that it was a guy about my age with long hair.  If I knew that person was a young guy I probably would have ignored him as he is young enough to take care of himself.

I don’t recall on top of my head many instances where I had to make a decision of should I intervene or not, but that is probably because I tend to let other people work it out.  For example, last week during LDS class when that one girl got really heated during an argument about whether white or Middle Eastern person have a higher chance to be the bomber, I just took a backseat and watched.  I did not want to make a big fuss about it and it was clear no matter what people say she is set on a belief, which is totally fine.