Fair Feather Friends

As a psychologist I spend my life helping people deal with themselves and their relationships. A major issue for most people is friendship. As soon as one opens ones self to a relationship, one is open to being hurt. If your friend hurts you, do you revenge your friend or forgive him? If Harry
Whittington lives, and we all hope he does, that is a question he will face. Not only did Dick Cheney hurt Harry Whittington physically, but we may assume that Mr. Whittington has also been hurt emotionally. Thus, somewhere in the recesses of Mr. Whittington's being he will wrestle with a fundamental question. Will he forgive Dick
Cheney for hurting him in what appears to be an accident? Or, will he secretly harbor feelings of ill will or even revenge? Many psychologists believe an accident may have underlying motivations or be symbolic of unsteadiness or attention diverted. I wish Henry Whittington a speedy recovery. But once he is well, what will torment him in the middle of the night? I am sure that the public will never know his dark daemons. But I wonder, will Dick and Henry ever again be Fair Feather Friends?