On the 14 th of May, it was my sister’s 25 th birthday. Very unlike me, I hadn’t gotten her a birthday card or specific present, so on my way home from a friend’s, I stopped to get her an ice cream cake (I thought it might be a nice change from the conventional vanilla and chocolate birthday cake we typically have at my house). There were only a few spaces in the ice cream shop’s parking lot, and I happened to choose the most difficult-to-maneuvre-into spot. As the front of the car I was driving is quite wide, I was trying my best not to hit the car parked next to me or scratch the side on the concrete pavement. Fortunately, there were two security guards available to help me ease the car into the tricky space. Although I had two very capable helpers, I found myself attempting to get the car in with my own ‘wisdom’. At a particular point, one security guard said to me, “Madam, don’t look to the side. Just keep looking at me.” For some reason his words stu...