Shorter or Longer

I have had FOUR long days - It's almost never ending. There are times when our memory is clouded - for whatever reason, we cannot seem to get a clear grip of the picture. Sometimes, when we want something to happen so much, we will externalise when things do not go that way. Instead of taking the situation and staring at it squarely, we begin to make excuses.
It's like getting to a destination. Most would choose the shortest and safest route. We would maximise our fuel or transportation costs to a minimum. Of course there will be times when we opt to take the longer route to soak up the view. For FOUR days now, I have had the opportunity to be part of this silly exchange between this group of people, who are on the same playing pitch, but each representing a different game, i.e. one baseball, one football, one rugby.
AND as spectators, we try to shed light so that only one ball type will be in play - yet it falls onto deaf ears, and blur eyes. Amazingly, even the brain cells have totally ceased to be practical in that, they still believe that they are on the same team.
Therefore, when one asks for clarification, one should not only listen and understand the rationale, but one should also take a step back, and think about the realistic situation. Put aside the emotions and think - the answers are usually right there all along. Stubborness doesn't earn us anything except wasting of time - not just ours, but everyone who was helping us. When the shorter route is available, take it - it's not a trap.