Cryptoquote II... deep thought

Theres an analogy that I've used here and I love to use it. Its familiar and cliche, but it paints the picture I need to start with. Picture yourself and your best friend in a room... any room. Behind you sits an elephant. Theres no apparent reason for a full size elephant standing in your room, nor is there a good way of explaining why or... HOW the elephant got into the room. Now for the more confusing part... you don't talk about it. Neither you nor your friend address the elephant in the room. You go about your normal day as if there wasn't an elephant standing there in a room without a door big enough for an elephant. You see the elephant, you know your friend sees the elephant, and you ponder the elephant on your own, but under no circumstance do you EVER speak of the elephant.

Time passes. You and your friend continue not speaking of the elephant. Now, elephants obviously need some care and attention, and in a room without a door large enough, there are certain tasks that must be carried out. But you don't. The elephant sticks around, doing things an elephant does. The room gets messy for obvious reasons.

You're really tired of the elephant. You want to scream, GET THIS FUCKING ELEPHANT OUT OF MY ROOM. You want to address the topic, perhaps get some help. But still, you can't speak of the elephant. Sometimes you hint at it though. You mention a "certain problem" that is occuring that you need to clean up. You ponder the origin of the elephant, you wonder how to get it out.

The choice is, do we live contentedly with an elephant in the room, knowing its there, letting it make us crazy and never utter the word 'elephant,' or do we address a problem that won't be easy to fix. Afterall, getting an elephant out of the room woudln't be easy.

The choice is ours.