"...the myths about dragons that at the last moment turn
into princesses; perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are
only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps
everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless
that wants our love.”
~ Rainer Maria Rilke.
This has a ring of truth about it, but I think it’s going to
take me at least the rest of this life to understand the practical application.
Then again, it could be just an example of that elegant brand of sophistry to
which poets and thinkers are occasionally given.
Nevertheless, the prospect of acting with beauty and courage
– just once – has a self-contained and seductive appeal.
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