What is the Right Thing to Do?

“I discovered I always have choices and sometimes it's only a choice of attitude.” Judith M. Knowlton  - Author

“It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.” Henry David Thoreau  (1817-1862); Naturalist, Author, Philosopher

“The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.”  H. Norman Schwarzkopf   (born 1934); American General

“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.” Randy Pausch  (1960-2008);Professor, Author

“Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination to make the right things happen.” Peter Marshall 

“It takes less time to do things right than to explain why you did it wrong.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow  (1807-1882); Poet

“Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.” Tyron Edwards  - Theologian

“There is no problem unless we choose to make it one, so think carefully before you act.” David Marshall  (born 1957); Nurse

“Be careful of your actions. You never know when you're creating a memory.” Ricki Lee Jones  (born 1954); Singer, Songwriter

I still cannot sleep.  It's 2:37 a.m. on October 11, 2010. Again I say: keeping my eyes shut whilst random thoughts wander in my mind is worse than the throbbing pain in my leg.
I reached for the pain killer. A couple more days and the drug will expire. It doesn't matter. It's still a pain killer for me. Anything that will alleviate this pain is better than nothing.

It is the right thing to do, isn't it? To put myself in bed and try to snag that sleep to do away with the pain.

Ah. But it is more than just physical pain. It is emotional pain. It is quite disturbing rather than mentally discombobulating. Yeah. It's that bad. (Or so, I think... in this time of night -- or day?)

The clock ticked another hour. Has it been that long since I got up from bed to scribble a thing or two?

I suppose I should get these thoughts down into writing and get it over with.

Straight to the point: I am scared of you.

The drug is taking its toll now. I am starting to drift way...