Sorry, got off on a tangent. Linear, I meant to say that even though, yes, we are allowed to make some serious boo boos and get hurt, there is always a way back. And I believe from God's perspective (which is eternal) things that seem so profoundly traumatic here on earth are not as devastating as they may seem. We can repent from mistakes and when things do happen to us - like trauma or even the consequences of sin outside our control, no one will be denied any opportunities and the hurts will be healed. We have to allow for that, obviously, though.