This illustration I did for Illustration Friday, for the word “Might.” Below is the original text.

One day a merchant came into a small village and a crowd gathered to look at his wares. He demonstrated on one of the village women a powder that would clean even the most discolored teeth. It worked like a charm, and her teeth were white as snow. The villagers excitedly crowded around to buy the powder, which cost only two coins for a bottle. One man, however, stayed at the back of the crowd. He had very discolored teeth, and he had the two coins to buy the powder. But he hesitated, thinking, “Should I, or shouldn’t I?” while rubbing the coins together in his hand. Then there was only one bottle left. The man ran forward, thrusting the coins toward the merchant to buy the bottle. The merchant took the coins, and said to the man, “I have been watching you, at the back, going back and forth. In your indecision, you have rubbed the faces off these coins, and they are worthless.” And the merchant sold the last bottle to someone who had good coins.

Sitting on the fence is a painful place to be. Not recommended. It’s important to know what you want.