PICTURE A GOAT ON A ROCK IN A RIVER

A goat is standing on the exposed surface of a rock in a rushing stream. There are a number of rocks behind the goat, each with an area similarly exposed above the surface of the water. It seems the goat has crossed the river by way of these rocks, and stopped on this one for some reason.

There are no more rocks in front of the goat, only the firm dirt bank of the greenest, grassiest field any farm animal could dream of. It looks like the place for a goat to be.

Except…

The goat is not moving. He is shaking, teeth clattering, and his hooves are crowded on the last rock — which is itself shaking, beginning to give way. The water level is rising by the minute. Something bad will happen soon if the goat doesn’t move.

This is what you look like when you second-guess yourself.

Don’t be that goat standing on the last rock before the riverbank.