You get used to not having things. If you’ve never had something, you’re unlikely to miss it. What’s worse is acquiring or being given something, and then having it taken away again. It’s happened to me a lot down the years, but at least that way I got something from it, even if only for a short time. I find the worst of all is being promised something and then having the promise retracted. That’s happened to me a lot, too, usually with those four terrible words – spoken or unspoken – ‘I changed my mind.’
It’s why I never go back on an undertaking unless something material has changed to justify it. A mere change of mind seems cruel and inadequate.
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