The Proportional Response
I don't fear pain. I don't fear conflict. These are things that happen, like rain. They are inevitable. I steer clear of them, but I do not remark at their occurring. Context is what matters after all.
I do not fear battle.
What I fear is this: that someday someone will need to be fought, not just deserve it, and my heart will sing. It will sing. It won't stomp its feet or cry havoc. It will croon a clear, careful tune. And by the end of it, that someone will have lost everything.
So, to me, every argument dissipated, every consequence carefully weighed, every situation I can talk my way out of is a triumph. One more day with clean hands.
I do not fear battle.
What I fear is this: that someday someone will need to be fought, not just deserve it, and my heart will sing. It will sing. It won't stomp its feet or cry havoc. It will croon a clear, careful tune. And by the end of it, that someone will have lost everything.
So, to me, every argument dissipated, every consequence carefully weighed, every situation I can talk my way out of is a triumph. One more day with clean hands.