The Dragon Chronicles, Part 2

Strange how life puts us in places where we have to rely on forces outside ourselves for success and/or survival. No matter how good we are, or think we are, at what we do, there is always that place where it simply isn't enough to get the job done. Being in a great new position where the proper training to do the job right is available, but purposefully withheld, (and yet the expectations remain!), being a good example. No matter how hard you might try, failure is imminent unless outside forces intercede.

Relationships are another good example. Whether it be a spouse, a family member, a close friend, or a colleague, it is never enough for only one of the two persons to work at the relationship. It takes both people investing in and committing to the relationship for it to grow strong. One can try their hardest, but the other's ability to cripple the relationship will always have the potential to triumph in the end. Thus each is forced to rely on the other to make the relationship succeed.

Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not spouting pessimism here! I'm simply musing on the miracle of succeeding where that success is simply beyond one's own power. Kinda makes you want to look at the other person differently, doesn't it...realizing that if you cheat another of their potential to succeed, especially for the sake of your own advantage, it will most certainly turn and bite you in return sooner or later.

So I think we should all take advantage of opportunities to help each other succeed, knowing that such selfless acts of human kindness will assuredly return to us in time. (The "Pay it Forward" principle...) It is a most certain way not to tease the sleeping dragon of selfishness, in whose affairs we should never meddle...lest he discover just how good we taste...............!