A glass shatters. The shards multiply and scatter beyond the scope of the human eye. We sweep the broken bits away, but leave fragments, waiting for an unsuspecting heel, ready to make their mark.
Actions are like shattered glass. A mistake is made and the aftermath ripples and ripples across the surface, touching countless lives in ways we never could have premeditated.
Does that, however, mean, that we should never act at all? Hardly. Faith without works is dead, they say. Life without action is execution. But we must remain conscious of the ripples we cause, the actions we take, and the decisions we make for one day, they might impact the one we hold dearest.