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was just as intoxicated. She threw some money on the
table and shoved him out into the daylight.
"What's wrong with people?" I wondered aloud,
baffled by the woman's outburst. “Why does he put up
with that behavior?"
"What behavior?" Thomas replied.
"She's angry and being really crude."
"She's not angry, she's afraid."
His words hung in the air. "Fear fuels everything," he
explained, his voice taking on a softer tone. "Anger, hate,
procrastination, even guilt - they all stem from fear.
Perhaps she's afraid of losing him, or maybe she's afraid
of being discovered." He paused, letting his words sink
in. "You don't know the truth, Nicko. None of us do."
"Instead of judging," he continued, his gaze intense,
"try to see the truth. Life's a chain reaction, and every
choice we make ignites the next link. Anger or fear?
Judgment or truth? The choice is yours."
His words resonated deep within me, but a nagging
feeling persisted, a sense that something was amiss,
something lurking beneath the surface of this idyllic
village.
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