Story about choices and consequences

Five wise men got lost in the forest.
The first one said: I will go left – my intuition
tells me that.
The second one said: I will go right – there is
a reason why right comes from the word
rightness.
The third one said: I will go back – we came
from there, it means I will go out from the
forest.
The fourth one said: I will go straight – we
should move forward, the forest will end and
something new will open.
The fifth said: You are all wrong. There is a
better solution. Wait for me.
He found the tallest tree and climbed into it.
While he was climbing everyone else scattered
towards their own sides. From above he saw
where they should go to leave the forest
faster. Now he could even see in what order
the other wise men will reach the end of the
forest. He climbed higher and saw the
shortest way. He understood the problem and
found the best solution! He knew that he did
everything right. And the others were wrong.
They were stubborn and they didn’t listen to
him. He was the real Wise Man!
But he was wrong.
Everyone was right. The one who went left,
found himself in the thicket. He had to starve
and fight with wild animals. But he learned
how to survive in the forest; he became a part
of the forest and could teach others the
same.
The one who went right, met thieves. They
took everything from him and made him steal
with them. But after some time, he had woken
up something in those thieves that they have
forgotten – humanity and compassion. The
remorse was so strong in some of them, that
after his death they also became the wise
men.
The one who went back, made a pathway
through the forest, which soon became a road
for those who wanted to walk in the forest
without being afraid of getting lost.
The one who went straight, became a pioneer.
He visited the places where no one else was
and opened wonderful new possibilities for
people, amazing healing plants and
magnificent animals.
The one who climbed into the tree, became a
specialist of finding short ways. People turned
to him when they wanted to find the fastest
way to deal with their problems, even if it
didn’t lead to any development. This is how
the five wise men reached their destiny.