The paralyzed man’s friends couldn’t get through the crowd, so they went through the roof. Love finds the other way in.

The front door was blocked, so they got on the roof. What that says about those friends is that the obstacle changed their method and not their intention, which is an unusual quality in people and worth more than sympathy. Most of us stop at the first closed route and call it a shame. Real affection is stubborn and inventive, and it tends to show up as logistics rather than feeling.

If somebody you know keeps being left out of things, work out the other way in this week. Different time, different venue, a lift, a message instead of an invitation nobody can use.