“I Will Not Neglect Your Word”

A man sees the warning label on the cigarette package every time he buys a pack. And when the doctor tells him, “There’s this spot on your lung…”, he thinks, “Why didn’t I listen?”  A young woman is in love.  Her parents tell her they see lots of red flags the more they get to know the guy, but she marries him anyway.  And a year later, mistreated and miserable, she wonders, “Why didn’t I listen?”