re: #234 swamprat

If a man has a crutch, you can bet he needs it.
However, if he doesn’t need it, it will hinder him.
If he is afraid to give it up, and he is being hurt by it, the best solution is to gradually shorten it.
But that crutch wouldn’t have existed if it wasn’t needed at some point.

I dislike this analogy; crutches are needed to make up for your own shortcomings. When you’re trying to make up for someone else’s mistreatment of you, it’s more like a shield.