The Subtle Tricks We Play (On One Another)

(A) There is not a mother on earth who is bold enough to inform her daughter about the nasty habits of men. Blinded by her desire to have grand-children, a mother will hide any truth.

(B) 'Suffering will make you strong' is an often-heard dictum. Curiously enough, however, we rarely apply this dictum to ourselves, and are all too ready to throw it at others, especially at others whom we do not want to see happy.

(C) The new skeptics like to congratulate themselves on having discovered the truth that love is blind. As a matter of fact, however, it is they who are blind for they do not perceive that it is love that truly enables a person to see.