Long Odds

We don't pursue our dreams because we like the odds. Neither do we achieve them by igoring the odds. When few share our visions, it becomes all the more important that we bring to the world what has been given (possibly uniquely) to us to see. When few understand what we are trying to accomplish, the odds mount against us. The critique of doubters and cynics acts as quenching poison for which we must find our antidote. The benevolent, albeit blank stares of most require we offer a new vocabulary with which to introduce our new world. To turn a blind eye to the reasons underlying the long odds will be as fatal as it is negligent.