The other day I made the mistake of asking a friend of mine how he was doing. He said fine, but I had question him further. I should have let well enough alone. At the second question, he unloaded his problem.
It was a big one. He's cheating on his wife. And has fallen in love with the other woman. But he's still in love with his wife, too.
I felt immensely weary as he shared this knowledge that I had unintentionally asked for. I like his wife. I like his mistress. I can see nothing in this except pain for all concerned.
I even caused some, because he wanted my support, my understanding, my concern. And I frankly didn't feel like giving them. I couldn't stop myself from judging him, from pointing out the consequences of this foolishness. I became jury and judge.
Not that I told him anything he didn't already know. But who appointed me to add to the guilt? We didn't fight. In fact, I told him I'd pray for him, and he thanked me. But I felt sick after we hung up. What terrible things we humans do to the people we love and ourselves.
All in all, a depressing day. I'm glad it's over. Tomorrow will be better. But probably not for him.
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