A former co-worker of mine kept an unusual paperweight on her desk. It was an expended bullet suspended in a heavy acrylic dome. If you flipped the paperweight over, there was an inscription on the bottom that said, "one shot. one kill."
After I got to know her better, I asked what the story was behind the paperweight. She said the paperweight was a gift. And that the bullet was retrieved from the site of a specific mission. (She never elaborated the what, when or why of "the mission")
She kept it on her desk as a constant reminder that one person can make a difference….but not necessarily for the better. And that it is important to choose your battles carefully.
You don’t want to win a battle only to lose the war.
To paraphrase my favorite Vorlon, “The truth is a three edged sword.”
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