Guise

One man scorned and covered with scars still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable stars; and the world was better for this.

Don Quixote, de la Mancha 1605-1615

Recently I was asked to do something that I did not want to do. Mind you, this request (mor e like an order!) came from somebody that I cannot refuse, someone in authority. I am happy to say that the outcome was, not to say satisfactory, but it ended well, considering all the circumstances.

I get ‘asked’ to do things I don’t want to do a lot. How do you refuse that kind of ‘request’? It came from someone in authority, it was put as a request, when in reality it really was an order. Psychologists would say, be frank, tell the truth. Honestly, how many people would do that? There was always the fear that if you refuse, it would cost you your livelihood, and so we let ourselves be bullied.

We protest, but how many times have we given voice to our protest?