With
most knights, you think of them charging (or at least trotting) off
into the horizon, but this knight isn't even on his horse. He's
sniffing flowers and writing in a ledger instead. Of course with the
three bars of gold and the abundance of fruits and flowers behind him,
it looks like he has plenty to take care of right where he is now. He
encourages me to keep a steady, slow pace and carefully focus on the
details. Its better to take my time and get things right the first time
than to have to go back and correct my mistakes later.
From the Mirrors of the Heart comes "Courage:"
From the Mirrors of the Heart comes "Courage:"
The
clock on its back surrounded by leaves reminds me of a sundial, and the
difference between moving by time set by humans and time set by
nature. Courage, I believe, is much easier when you have to act quickly
and don't have any time to think about what you're doing. But courage
that truly shows its colors is the kind that sits patiently with the
pain of a friend going through the grief of losing a loved one; it can
be seen in waiting with hope for a diagnosis to come back from the lab
or in caring for an elderly parent. Courage comes in many shades, but
the one that runs on nature's time is the one that requires a full
heart.
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