What do we say when...

...a mother looks at her child taking a keen interest in the so called "vices" of alcohol and smoking and thinks to herself with a sigh of uneasy relief that it's just after all, a keen interest?

What do we say when another mother finds her child enjoying the ocassional beer and smiles with a sigh of uneasy relief that after all, it's just the occassional beer?

What do we say when a sibling finds their other sibling deriving peace from those rums and cokes and shrugs if off with that uneasy sigh of relief that after all, it's just those peaceful rums and cokes?

What do we say when a father finds his child living in the company of drugs and alcohol and shrugs it off with a brush of uneasy relief that after all, it isn't that bad?

What do we say when a group of friends find another friend on the road or in the dumps and hurry in their sigh of relief that after all, this isn't the end?

And finally, what do we say when a family finds one of its members in the rehab and smiles with uneasy relief that after all, things will be well?


What do we say when we live each day in the world of defense?