imagine what mightve happened if magic did not trade ben wallace away for grant hill and duncan decided to go w/shaq's advice and move to magic...
(that would've been, in the words of sam, tmac and ben wallace would be like the kobe and shaq of the east; they would complement each other on offense and defense)

in order to create gum, all types of materials have to be melted together... stuff that normally would not bind together... only at high temperatures can the gum ingredients be molded together... since you're dealing with sugar, plastic derivatives, and the like... inedible and edible stuff... once reformed, it's impossible to push them apart...

furthermore, gum is such that it's like a pawn... once it's taken out of the wrapper and chewed, and all its flavor is lost, most people don't consider it to have any use anymore... it is spit out, and left to rot(if it's even possible) on its own, either in a wrapper or stuck on some sidewalk... one-time use, then ignored by all... once you've served your purpose in society, it pushes you aside and doesn't care anymore... once you lose your luster...

the only way for gum to be useful again is for it to be reborn... the same high heat that gave birth to it is necessary to apply to it to take it apart... then reform it... you can only crack hard-formed habits by being reborn...

such is the christian life...