on perspective

A few days ago, while studying Federal Income Tax at a coffee shop with CR:

Me: You know, on my way here, I actually thought "Hey, if I get in a bad enough car wreck, I won't have to take the FIT final." Is that bad?

CR: I don't know. The other night I had this dream that I was being held up at gunpoint, and the guy was like "Give me your laptop or I'll kill you." And I was like, "No, you can't have it, it's got my notes and my outline on it." And he was like, "WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?? I HAVE A FREAKING GUN AND I WILL SHOOT YOU." And I was like, "well, see, if I give you my laptop, you'll have my notes but I'll still have to take the final, and I'll be screwed. But if you shoot me and I die, I won't have my notes, but I won't have to take the final either."

Me: Hmm, you win.