It is always easy enough to be deft and delicate when you don't, at the same time, need to be deeply determined. The moment we come under pressure, is the moment when we tend to be less interested in subtle distinctions and more eager to just fulfil raw ambitions and meet vital needs. But a balancing act is required of . This is, fortunately, well within our power to perform. Only make sacrifices once we have contemplated the likely consequences and all will yet work out surprisingly well for us.