It is perhaps invariably, and mostly to our unawareness, that the word ‘alternative’, while signifying another choice, almost always injects the premonition that it wouldn’t be as good as the option we are having to forego. Yet, we take it as the best way out, assuring ourselves that the difference between the two would be nullified by avoiding the prospect of availing neither of them. It is this sense of cashing in on the emergent alternative which sparks the initial satisfaction of using it, almost equalling that derived from the original option. However, it doesn’t take long for the delusion to dissolve. You soon realize, with a conciliatory sigh, that, for all its merits and attempted simulations, it’s an alternative at the end of the day, with all its faults and failings. By then, often there’s no opportunity either of reverting back or seeking a better option, as you slog through the ordeal. ...