I am flattered that you remember me. I was not a very consistent participant of finish the story contests. I put my nose in it to try expressing in English but I will not reach my native tongues quality. Also, I miss the real drive for fiction. If it doesn't truly get me, than I stopp. 

Oh, that's quite an insight: 

> As for skepticism- its healthy only if its heavy.

How do you mean this?:

> But yes the barrage of opinions and proddings is numerous and continuous. I just heard this example of why it is that we need to keep at it.

For looking at ones own corruptibility: you can see that in retrospective. I catch myself sometimes to have fallen for it when I look at past comments and exchanges and I ask myself deeply: Why have I done this, why have I said this? It was often enough without consciously realizing that I was either opportunistic or inwardly aggressive. That's a trap almost everyone falls into. Exceptions we only find in the Saints. 

Your analogy is to my taste. Yes, we wash ourselves and should forgive the mistakes. Self guilt is probably one of the biggest social problems we have. 

So good talking to a decent person. :D LOL