Alien Hand Syndrome

Sometimes, the individual seems to be in conflict with himself or herself. On the one hand (my left hand, literally), I'm holding a pen (or pencil), trying to do some schoolwork in a desperate attempt to save my (dismal) school grades. On the other hand, my right hand can't resist placing itself on the mouse of my computer and happily clicking away, trying to program the perfect A.I. for the boss my in Warcraft 3 map. Much as my left hand tries to pull my right hand away from the mouse, my right hand resists in every way it can.

Far too often, we find ourselves in conflict with ourselves. A frightening prospect indeed. You may think it's simple to just "follow the heart", but even the heart has two sides that don't have the same beat. The pedicaments in life extend beyond left/right hand disagreements. Sometimes the choice is seemingly obvious, but at close inspection, the issue would appear to be more complex than first imagined.