Amid Chaos, there is Opportunity

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Ukrainian War reminds me of the Browning version of Agamemnon:


τὸν κρατοῦντα μαλθακῶς  θεὸς πρόσωθεν εὐμενῶς προσδέρκεται

translated in English: “God from afar looks graciously upon a gentle master”

 

God, from afar, looks kindly on one who exercises his strength gently.  No one, indeed, would willingly assumes and bears the heavy burden and yoke of wartime leadership.

And I get it, the pressure is massive, the responsibility is formidable.

But as Sun Tzu once said, “In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity”.

Indeed, amid all the mayhem, there is also opportunity for a leader to hold tight to his convictions, unfazed by the prospect of death, and lead by example. 

As Sun Tzu once said, “A leader leads by example, not by force”.

Slava Ukraini!

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