a little something to entertain you Part 2 of 3

“I suppose,” said the first slowly, “That I would first need a Dreamer. For he would see all the world as it ought to be. He would see beauty where others find none. He would see the good within people, and within the world. He sees the desire to be good, to be our best. And he shares his dreams with those around him. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Then I should need a Knight Errant. He would see all the world's evils as they are, and he would determine to stop them. He would set himself against injustice, and wrong. He would have compassion on the poor, respect for the elderly, and in every sense demonstrate chivalry. He would stand alone and fight for the world whether they deserved it or not. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And lastly I should want to have an Everyman.” “An Everyman?” asked the second, “What is this Everyman?” “This is the one,” replied the first, “who would take the ideals of the Dreamer and put them into action. He would see that the justice of the Knight was made universal. He is the one that would do the work, then return to the crowd and fade away.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There was a moment of silence then the second man spoke. “So you think you could change the world with just three men?” “Oh yes.” said the first, “Three would do the job with ease, though I suppose I could get it done with just one.” “Only one?” said the second man. “How is that possible? Which man would you choose to save the world alone? Would you choose the Dreamer?” “Oh no,” said the first, “The Dreamer would know what the world ought to be. But he is only a Dreamer. He dreams that the rest of the world would have his ideals and virtues, and if it were so, the world would be set right in time. But it is not so, and he can only dream and share his dreams with others. But he does not inspire them to action. Few are the followers of a Dreamer.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~“Then your Knight Errant, would you choose him to valiantly save the world?” “Oh no,” said the first, “ I could not do that. He is most heroic, yes. He would seek about for evil and he would find it everywhere. He would fight valiantly, but he could never overcome all the evil in his straightforward way. He would feed the hungry, but only the hungry he saw, and when he was gone, they would be hungry again. Perhaps with a Knight for each town or village I could do some good, but a Knight cannot change the world on his own.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Then you would take this Everyman, to save the world?” “Yes! Yes! Everyman would do the job. He would start by making himself the best he could be. Then he would fix those around him, family and friends and neighbors. Like a fire, springing from a single match he would spread out and engulf the world, and like dominoes he would effect them all. Where the Dreamer saw desires, he sees possibilities. He shows others how to be like him so that they in turn are Everymen, out to save the world. Where the Knight gives food and coins to feed the hungry beggars, he plants fields to feed and employ thousands. He sees injustice and calls on all men with ideals and virtue, all who are like-minded to help and they corner, catch, and cut out the root of the injustices and leave nothing behind to sprout up anew. He sets up men like himself who can govern justly, but never himself takes power. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unlike the Dreamer he is willing to work, labor for the dreams of all. Unlike the Knight, he does not try to eradicate evil on his own. Yes, he will toil alone if no one comes to stand with him, but he so inspires those watching that they cannot help but join him. Once he has gotten things started in one place, he is off to another. Leaving behind a new generation of Everymen who will continue his work. But most unlike the Dreamer and the Knight, when he is gone they will not put a statue up in his honor, or record his philosophies in books. They will not write his name in history, and within a year most will not remember what he looked like. He would live and die, and the world would be better for it, but few would know why.”