It's a lesson that I've struggled with my whole life. I've never wanted to accept that sometimes you have to pick the lesser of two evils. That sometimes the only options are bad ones. I want to deus ex machina the situation, and find a way for everyone to be happy in the end.
But sometimes that isn't possible.
We don't live in a perfect world, where situations work out and everyone gets their just rewards. Our lives are complex things all on their own, and when we twine them with the lives of others the complexity only grows exponentially. It's confusing to chart a path through all the possibilities and try to find the best one, and that's at the best of times. At the worst of times, it's not only confusing, but it can be heartbreaking as well.
Sometimes you have to choose. Sometimes you have to accept that the only way forward on the path you've chosen is to give up who you are, and become someone else entirely. And, if you value who you are, sometimes you have to accept that you cannot travel that path anymore. No matter how much you want to.
Sometimes there are no good options.
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