The March, The Parade, The Problem of Pain

It is frustrating. You, good sir, you have tried. You have not always succeeded. But my, have you tried. You get the grades. You get the praise. You have not irrevocably failed anyone. You have always recovered, be it through hard-work, charm, or maybe just a lucky break.

It does not always work. I am sorry...and I do not say that lightly.

The first time you slip, sir, the tide that you have held back(sometimes with you back pressed against the wall) will break. It will fall forth, spilling over everything you have tried to create. But all of that is transcendent. It will not last.

And by God son, you do it again, and neither will you.