July 26-C, 2022

An unwavering conviction
about how things ought to be
is the worst thing in the world.
No!
In the universe!

"All things considered"
shifts how things ought to be 
around quite a bit,
and it works out
that how things ought to be 
depends upon the configuration
of variables in the here/now
of the assessment,
and cannot ever be determined
"from afar," 
in some other time and place
and applied willy-nilly 
to all times and all places.

"It all depends" is the closest
we can come 
to how things ought to be.
And we have no business
minding someone else's business,
and need to trust them to know
what is best in their particular circumstances.

And if they decide
they need an abortion,
they need an abortion!
So get out of their way
and let things be what they need to be
regardless of your precious convictions
and moral rectitude.

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