So Here’s My Situation

A year later Brittany married Frozen Snake Boy. A month after the wedding she filed for divorce.

“I bet you want to say ‘I told you’,’’ Brittany said to me the morning after she filed. She started to cry. Frozen Snake Boy had run up their credit cards, cheated on her, and quit working, all in the first month.

I had told her. Many times. Drivel had warned her. The New Boss had tried to talk her out of the wedding. Weedman had sent her a text with a single word – “NO!”

Even knowing that Jackie had probably poisoned her husband, Brittany went to her for advice. In a nutshell, Jackie had said ‘don’t listen to those men, you can make this work.’

“Do you know what priming the pump means?” I asked. Brittany shook her head and wiped away a tear. “In those old-fashioned hand-pumps you’d pour in a little water to lubricate the pump. You’d use a little water to get more water.”

“So?”

“So you were looking for good advice, some wisdom. You needed to use a little wisdom to get more. Ask enough people and you’ll get the answer you want – unwise. Ask the right people and you get the answer you need. You had to know asking someone who probably killed her husband wasn’t wise.” 

Today I’ll try to be wise while seeking wisdom.

Burnout Training ©2018 by Ken Montrose

Burnout Training is a work of fiction. Any similarity between the characters and anyone you might know is purely coincidental.

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