Fallout

She had one of those painfully enlightening insights into her character that in the end proved useless. It happens to all of us. Because when we discover or recognize certain failings in ourselves, it does nothing to improve our understanding of why, or how to change. Even with this new self-knowledge we keep repeating the same mistakes. The discovery only makes us feel sad, empty, and too often leaves our spirit scarred:
I am who I am — forever.
Realizing that can sometimes be a horrible thi...