Okay, I'm not Ruth ...that just worked well for the story ...sort of could work with the first version of "So Loved ..."

Several questions you can ask yourself:   What do you say if you feel you've done nothing wrong, but the majority of people feel you have?   And how do you feel about that?   Do you feel you can adequately explain yourself?   Or as my wife would say, are you blinded by your own perceived brightness, the "sheen" not allowing you to see (or "C") clearly?   Are you in denial, and unwilling to face certain facts that even you would admit to ...if you were to answer truthfully?