Just_me_Mike
Well-Known Member
Slaying the dragons
Dragons are mythological creatures found in many cultures throughout time. Depicted in art and fables they come in many shapes and sizes. Some breath fire, some have skin indestructible. In all instances these dragons are the pinnacle of obstacles one might or must face in life.
To slay a dragon is certainly no easy task. It could be said one might be crazy to embark on such an endeavor. None the less, when the course is decided upon and the task begins, there is little else that matters to the individual. If the individual for a moment takes their eyes off the dragon, death is certain. Part of the task is total focus and concentration, and this one aspect is what keeps many would be dragon slayers at bay. They either lack the ability to focus to such a degree, or find it useless and only aids to shorten or diminish the quality of ones life.
I submit dragons are still present with us. They still have power in our lives, and are as elusive as ever. They have traded their scales for invisible skin. No more red eyes and fiery flames, instead mystical questions and near unanswerable concepts.
God is a dragon.
Morals are dragons.
Love is a dragon.
Death is a dragon.
The soul is a dragon.
There are others as well, but these dragons are a powerful bunch. Some go insane wrestling with them, some triumph and take on new dragons, or stop fighting them altogether. So, these are the dragons of today and for those who have taken on a dragon, will know what I mean. These can be just as fierce as the large scaled indestructible beast depicted in mythology.
Many of you to this day stay on alert on this very forum, guarding and protecting the dragons you have already slayed. Taking caution if the dragon you once thought slayed might come back to life. Every convincing ourselves "our dragon is under control".
We fight these dragons, not because we look for them, but is seems they look for us, they find us, and demand a battle.
Dragons are mythological creatures found in many cultures throughout time. Depicted in art and fables they come in many shapes and sizes. Some breath fire, some have skin indestructible. In all instances these dragons are the pinnacle of obstacles one might or must face in life.
To slay a dragon is certainly no easy task. It could be said one might be crazy to embark on such an endeavor. None the less, when the course is decided upon and the task begins, there is little else that matters to the individual. If the individual for a moment takes their eyes off the dragon, death is certain. Part of the task is total focus and concentration, and this one aspect is what keeps many would be dragon slayers at bay. They either lack the ability to focus to such a degree, or find it useless and only aids to shorten or diminish the quality of ones life.
I submit dragons are still present with us. They still have power in our lives, and are as elusive as ever. They have traded their scales for invisible skin. No more red eyes and fiery flames, instead mystical questions and near unanswerable concepts.
God is a dragon.
Morals are dragons.
Love is a dragon.
Death is a dragon.
The soul is a dragon.
There are others as well, but these dragons are a powerful bunch. Some go insane wrestling with them, some triumph and take on new dragons, or stop fighting them altogether. So, these are the dragons of today and for those who have taken on a dragon, will know what I mean. These can be just as fierce as the large scaled indestructible beast depicted in mythology.
Many of you to this day stay on alert on this very forum, guarding and protecting the dragons you have already slayed. Taking caution if the dragon you once thought slayed might come back to life. Every convincing ourselves "our dragon is under control".
We fight these dragons, not because we look for them, but is seems they look for us, they find us, and demand a battle.
