Throwing rocks in the pond of propriety
Leave a man alone next to a serene pond in one of the great open spaces, he becomes reflective. He will reflect on the goings on in his life, how right or wrong he has been in some of the dealings and then gets into questioning himself. He will try to convince himself that he had to what he had to do and at that point in time there was nothing better he could have done. May be there was. He becomes conflictive. He will try and see if there is any fish in the pond. If he finds one, he will gaze at it for some time. He will then standup and run his fingers through his hair (if he has some left). He will look around himself to see if there are any stones about that are flat, thin and slightly wide. He will then look about to see if there is anyone around who could be watching him. Having confirmed that he is alone, he will then pick up one of the stones and, with a flourish, swings his arm to zip the stone into the pond at an angle that will help the stone bounce on the surface of the wat...