all's well that ends well

in a follow-up to my earlier post, my first detonation of fire power was aborted at the very last minute. not because of my saint-like forgiving spirit, which i have in all fairness exercised over and over and over again. each time i wanted to fire him in the midst of every of my frustration, i have cooled down within a day or two, or three, and thought maybe it wasn't that bad, maybe i should give him another chance.....until he struck again. it was a vicious cycle. it also wasn't because he suddenly shaped up and transformed into the model employee of 2014. leopard doesn't change its spots. hmmmm, why that? why not zebra doesn't change its stripes or chicken doesn't change its colour. someone somewhere a very long time ago was very keen on dots and spots. anyway, i digress. our rebellious employee decided to resign, saving all of us more grieve. i don't know whether to celebrate, to let out a sigh of relief or just to shake my head. it is a akin to a girl being jilted by a boy who she is dating but is finding more unattractive by the growing second. it's fine if you break up with him but when he breaks up with you first, there is a certain undeniable nagging tug in your heart. also i kept having second doubts (and infinity doubts after that) whether i was being too harsh on him. all that said, i still feel very blessed that he chose to resign first. he saved me a lot of altercation, frustration, bad feelings and bad karma. in the end, i can peacefully ask for the return of all keys, cards, office assets as well as the $500 loan which i have very much written off in my mind and wish him well for his next job. i can finally let out a sigh of relief and literally feel the weight lift off my shoulder.

all's well that ends well.