Sometimes it takes time

Inspired by the book I'm reading.

Courage doesn't always shout. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day that says, "I will try again tomorrow."

Bertolt Brecht, the German playwright, tells the story of a man living alone who answers a knock at the door. There stands Tyranny, armed and powerful, who asks, "Will you submit?"

The man does not reply. He steps aside. Tyranny enters and takes over. The man serves him for years, quietly obeying commands. Then Tyranny mysteriously becomes sick from food poisoning. He dies. The man opens the door, gets rid of the body, comes back to the house, closes the door behind him, and says, firmly, "No."
posted by Manchild at 6:30 PM