Acquittal of innocence

When it comes to us, we all suddenly earn extra allowance. There's no budget for behavior or too high a price for comfort. Its almost as if our treasury of reason was born to settle our tabs. But after the bills are paid and our closets are full, we are inevitably taken to trial. And once you're sworn in, a blank cheque rarely helps. At this point I can't help but wonder, how good a case would you make of yourself, if you knew the jury to be your own conscience?

The right kind of wrong

When put in a tight spot and asked to choose, most people either freeze or melt. That one situation which we really hoped to avoid confronting is that one irrevocable guest who enters our lives uninvited. And since a guest must be honored, we entertain despite discomfort. But when the show's over and its time to go home, how do you show your guest to the door? I realized that sometimes, our head doesn't want what our heart really needs. I've heard it being said that the right thing to do is always the hardest. But reality, I understood, went beyond hearsay - the right thing to do always feels so wrong.

Bridges and Perks

How do you begin to bridge a gap too wide? How do you make its pillars stand strong again? Sometimes, its the strongest relationships that have the weakest link. Two people might have been together through the storm, but when sun comes up again, they seem to fight over a pair of shades. And the shades starts to represent everything they were and are. When I try and rationalize this with denial, a strange thought occurs. Isn't weakest strong better than strongest weak? And that got me thinking - if the perks of happiness are what first instigate us to work at a relationship, shouldn't weakness get us fired? Apparently not. It would rather we work overtime, minus the perks.