Just a moment before, I was thinking about how to verbally confront Wesley, relishing the momentary satisfaction of a sharp tongue. Then I felt I needed to apologize. I lowered my head, then said, "I'm sorry, Wesley. I shouldn't have said that about you."

Wesley looked at me with some surprise and replied calmly, "June, you don't need to apologize. In any case, what you said is basically true." I was taken aback and looked at him, confusion in my eyes, to which Wesley chuckled ...