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Confidence the Dragon
I picked up a young adult novel at a used book sale. It lived in a pile for a time then finally surfaced.
Face the Dragon was about six young people moved up a grade and into an accelerated program at school. Each is smart enough. Each has problems
This brings us to dragons. Beowulf is a favorite English literature assignment. It is an interesting piece of very early English literature mixing pagan and early Christian beliefs.
But this is ancient history, isn't it?
The main character in the novel, Eric, has a different way of looking at this ancient story. Beowulf faces a dragon knowing he must prevail or die. Eric points out we all face such dragons in our own lives.
Our dragons are different yet just as real. The treasure may not be gold and jewels but could be even more precious.
As Beowulf, his friends and kinsmen did, we have a choice of facing our dragons or running away. Most of his friends and kinsmen ran. He stayed and fought. He prevailed thanks to his kinsman Wiglaf who faced his own fear to stand and fight.
My dragon is having confidence in myself. I face it every day. There are days I would gladly run away. But I want that treasure of seeing my books in print.
What is your dragon? May you face it bravely and win that treasure this year. May you have a friend brave enough to help when you need help the most.
Happy New Year.
Face the Dragon was about six young people moved up a grade and into an accelerated program at school. Each is smart enough. Each has problems
This brings us to dragons. Beowulf is a favorite English literature assignment. It is an interesting piece of very early English literature mixing pagan and early Christian beliefs.
But this is ancient history, isn't it?
The main character in the novel, Eric, has a different way of looking at this ancient story. Beowulf faces a dragon knowing he must prevail or die. Eric points out we all face such dragons in our own lives.
Our dragons are different yet just as real. The treasure may not be gold and jewels but could be even more precious.
As Beowulf, his friends and kinsmen did, we have a choice of facing our dragons or running away. Most of his friends and kinsmen ran. He stayed and fought. He prevailed thanks to his kinsman Wiglaf who faced his own fear to stand and fight.
My dragon is having confidence in myself. I face it every day. There are days I would gladly run away. But I want that treasure of seeing my books in print.
What is your dragon? May you face it bravely and win that treasure this year. May you have a friend brave enough to help when you need help the most.
Happy New Year.
