Starting Over

At some point the workers on The Leaning Tower of Piza had to take a step back and recognize it was time to start over. The calculations were off.
Italy attacked Ethiopia in 1939 for reasons that remain a mystery. With all their fire power, and the natives having little more than rocks and spears, Italy was driven out. We need to start over and attack Holland, the generals decided before Mussolini put an end to that nonsense.
The human spirit is always looking forward and seeking achievement, except my friend Elizabeth, who is always depressed and shows it. Every day is Monday to her. She needs inspiration. Darts, pool, Parcheesi.
Someday she will wake coughing up phlegm at age 86 and realize it's too late to start over.