That ’ s right … Every person out there who can read these words has a functional neo-cortex inside their head , and if your neo-cortex is functioning , then the power of choice is still available to you .
This life does not require you to behave like an animal when things get rough … You are not required to “ unleash the inner dragon ” whenever you are tired or hurting or afraid . In fact , you are much , much , much more than your primal , selfish , judgmental , instinct-driven ego would have you believe .
Indeed , you have received a priceless Gift — a Gift that arrived at your conception — a Gift that remains yours even if you have never opened its package before now — a Gift that will remain within you for the rest of your days … This Gift is THE ABILITY TO CHOOSE ; specifically , the ability to choose how you respond to fear .
Now , I will freely admit that giving radical , selfless , unconditional LOVE to strangers and enemies ( and dragons ) alike is quite difficult . To this I can personally attest … And yet this option is always available to you , and in those moments when you do choose to follow its path , it is a choice that will indeed allWays brings great Peace .
“ Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are really princesses waiting to see us act , just once , with some beauty and some courage . Perhaps everything that frightens us is , in its deepest essence , simply something that is itself afraid — something helpless that wants our Love .” ~ Rainer Maria Rilke
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