Royally Screwed

Everyone has a price and everything is for sale.

pain is actually a gift. A warning that something is amiss and action must be taken to correct the situation. Without pain, an otherwise minor injury could lead to deadly consequences.

We don’t know that what’s happening is epic, monumental. Life-changing.
It’s only later—after everything is perfect or it’s all fallen apart—that we look back, retrace our steps and realize the exact moment that split our histories and our hearts into two—the before and the after.