Strange Need

From the Brady Tarot, the Five of Arrows (Swords); from the African American Wisdom Knowledge Cards, 'Derek Walcott:'

          An emaciated polar bear that has been shot full of arrows nears death. Humans are much like animals; we will territorially defend whatever we think someone is encroaching on, and many times that something is simply a set of beliefs. Are we willing to lose everything because we are so sure that we are completely right and the other side completely wrong? Do we think being openminded is a sign of weakness? Derek Walcott, a poet, playwright, and professor, received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. The quote on this card is a red flag that reminds us that sometimes we don't realize what we loved until it is broken. And unlike vases, not all relationships can be glued back together.

The need to be right, and by extension, to control people, situations, and outcomes, regularly obstructs the ability to be happy—insofar as happiness is a function of contentment and peace of mind, also known as serenity.  — Dan Mager