The Fragility of Goodness: Why Even Good Lives Break (opens in new tab)

Most of us discover the fragility of goodness on an ordinary Friday. Not during a war. Not during a financial collapse. Not during some cinematic catastrophe that later becomes a documentary. An ordinary Friday. The phone rings. The doctor clears his throat. A spouse says, "We need to talk." A child leaves home. A parent falls. A friend dies. A diagnosis arrives. And suddenly life divides itself into two categories: Before. After.