I. <br />I told him something has to give way sooner or later in your life. <br />It may be you, <br />your company, <br />your marriage <br />or your children. <br /> <br />II. <br />He did not take kindly to my telling him what to do. <br />He said he was an optimist, <br />and very much in charge of his life. <br />I felt embarrassed for having challenged him <br />about his hectic lifestyle. <br /> <br />III. <br />Some time later he got in touch again. <br />His family had indeed collapsed. <br />His 10-year-old son had gone 'literally berserk.' <br /> <br />IV. <br />I didn’t say, “I told you so.” <br />I’m proud I didn’t. <br />I’ve told the story to lots of people. <br />and I tell them that I didn’t say, “I told you so.”<br /><br />Michael Philips<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/center-of-the-story/
