Do I speak to the heart?

Being in the middle sucks. You want to hear the story of both sides, but there is the fine line between lending a sympathetic ear and choosing sides. More often than not, we do the latter. Problem is, there are times when choosing a side is just not the right option. You think to yourself, perhaps stay neutral of the situation. You try, but it means that you have to turn a deaf ear to their cries and whines and pleas. Can you? They’ll think that you are choosing the opposite side, and thus the same effect occurs. So maybe you decide to just listen. No comments, no responses, just listen. Sounds easy enough. Unless of course, they start insisting you respond. Or they take your non response as a sign of taking sides. Ok then, pretend to agree with both sides. Then they start getting suspicious of you should they happen to find you are in contact with the opposite side. There is no end to it! Play-acting oblivion is not as easy as people make it out to be. Turning the other cheek is not always the solution. Being a shoulder to cry on is not always as rewarding as it is advertised. He’s right, real life sucks.