If a man does not master his circumstances, then he is bound to be mastered by them…

Dancing with Circumstance

Our minds see us not as we are

But as we wish, and often from afar

So too, we view our circumstance

As if just a partner in delicate dance

But no partner to be controlled

She dances to music, unheard, untold

She occupies the spaces she desires

It is we who respond, as she inspires

We may want desperately to succeed

But rarely, so rarely she lets us lead

To music we find our way across floor

To see if and where we may find a door

But alas we are not going anywhere

So master the moves… as we must dance with her