"Those among you without sin..."

So here we are at Amy's house. Last night brought more drama, of course. Amy was upset, I guess, and when we got here, Amy barely said a word to us, then disappeared. I was annoyed, and her mom and aunt and Julie start making all sorts of excuses for what I felt was Amy's bad behavior. That annoyed me more, because I felt Julie should have at least pretended to stand behind me. When we went to bed, we started to argue, and Julie said some things that really made me think, and also value her even more than I already do. She told me that she wasn't worried about Amy's behavior, because it didn't matter. She said we have SO many good things in our lives that she couldn't understand why I was latching on to one thing and letting it upset me. She also said that she is a bit worried about her sister, and she would rather do everything she can to make sure her sister is comfortable and happy, than to worry about herself. Wow, what a selfless, wonderful woman. So I started to think; at what point am I as self-absorbed and out of touch as what I've been railing about? When am I just as bad, and just as crazy? I don't know that I've reached that point yet, or that I'm even close - but I've started down that path, for sure. Not only is that scary, but it's dangerously close to hypocritical! For the rest of the holiday, I endeavor to be as mellow and "zen" as my pseudo-Buddhist girlfriend.