Something They Don’t Understand
It seemed like it should have been so simple. There was nothing inherently tricky with getting the project
done. It was straightforward enough that even a child should have been able to complete it on time, but
that wasn't the case. The deadline had arrived, and the project remained unfinished.
His parents continued to question him. He didn't know what to say to them since they refused to believe
the truth. He explained repeatedly, and they dismissed his explanation as a figment of his imagination.
There was no way that grandpa, who had been dead for five years, could have told him where the treasure
had been hidden. Of course, it didn't help that grandpa was roaring with laughter in the chair next to him
as he tried to explain once again how he'd found it.
Twenty seconds were all that was left, and Richard could hear each one tick by. Fifteen seconds now
remained, and the panic began to set in fully. Ten seconds and he wasn't sure he had enough time. Five
seconds, four, three, two, one...
"Explain to me again why I shouldn't cheat?" he asked. "All the others do, and nobody ever gets punished.
I should go about being happy losing to cheaters because I know that I don't? That's what you're telling
me?"
It was a simple tip of the hat. Grace didn't think that anyone else besides her had even noticed it. It wasn't
anything the average person would see, let alone remember. That's why it seemed so unbelievable that
this little gesture would ultimately change the course of the world.
There were only two ways to get out of this mess if they all worked together. The problem was that neither
was all that appealing. One would likely cause everyone considerable physical pain, while the other would
probably end up with everyone in jail. In Sam's mind, there was only one thing to do. He threw everyone
else under the bus, and he secretly sprinted away, leaving the others to take the fall without him.
You're going to make a choice today that will directly impact where you are five years from now. You'll
choose from that every day of your life. The problem is that you won't know the choice you make on most
days will have such a significant impact on your life in the future. So if you want to end up in a particular
place in the future, you need to be careful of your choices today.
I'm so confused by your ridiculous meltdown that I must insist on some explanation for your behaviour
towards me. It just doesn't make any sense. There's no way I deserved the treatment you gave me without
a cause or an apology for how out of line you have been.
There was little doubt that the bridge was unsafe. All one had to do was look at it with certainty. Yet Bob
didn't see another option. He may have been able to work one out if he had a bit of time to think things
through, but time was something he didn't have. A choice needed to be made, and it needed to be made
quickly.
Trees. It was something about the trees. The way they swayed with the wind in unison. The way they
shaded the area around them. The sounds of their leaves in the wind and the creaks from the branches
as they sway, The trees were making a statement that I couldn't understand.