You must question a code of ethics that never impedes your progress.
A mom forgives us all our faults, not to mention one or two we don't even have.
In childhood, we press our nose to the pane, looking out. In memories of childhood, we press our nose to the pane, looking in.
For every "Drive Safely" sign, shouldn't there be a "Resume Normal Driving" sign?
Doing one fool thing after another is not so terrible when you consider the human proclivity to do several fool things at once.
What to do with your one life? The same thing you would do if you had two lives, and this were the second.