Unacceptable

The unacceptable becomes acceptable with each drop, as in Chinese water torture. Take each puny happiness away and add a small pain in each of their places. Gradually, dust settles everywhere and the bedsheets stiffen. See how many torments you can bear until your first quiet complaint. See whether any refuge remains, whether you can get comfortable in any position, however tired you are. But, as always, it could be worse.