Youβre dropped into the middle of a jungle. No contacts. No resources
The immediate reaction is to find a source of water to survive
You quickly take to a perch near a river and realize you need food as well
You observe the wild life taking notes and quickly devour anything edible in sight based on your observations. You may live another day
A few days pass and you catch wind of edible fish in the river. You donβt know how to fish.
You create a slew of fishing mechanisms, a sharp stick and a woven net seem the most promising
While you didnβt catch anything with your last 20 concoctions, you pay it no mind
You havenβt failed yet, you only found 20 ways to do it incorrectly
YOU'LL FIND A WAY AS THERE'S NO OTHER OPTION
A week passes by and you wake up early one morning to see a fish consuming a worm. It clicks. You re-wrap your net to accommodate a few worms.
You chug several extra cups of water before you go to sleep for the night.
This causes you to wake up just before sunrise and wait with your worm laced trap
You fail 30 times in a row, you fail more times than you have fishing gear but the 31st one gets caught in your trap
The fish tastes significantly better than all of the food you consumed previously
Maybe it is because you prefer fish, or maybe it is because it took you several days of effort to obtain the fish.
A wise man will bet on the latter
You establish a solid routine of fishing, building out your home by the river and venturing further downstream searching for human life
One day you stumble upon a tribe of men. You startle them
With minimal viable ways to communicate you quickly offer up some freshly caught fish to the group
You leave your home upstream. You pick up the language. You adjust
With a significant amount of trust established from your simple skills in catching fish, the head of the tribe asks you to take over more roles within the group
You immediately accept
You are given the task of building a castle
5 months pass and you have personally built the foundation for the castle
The tribe leader is quite happy but believes more can be done
Instead of asking for resources you turn back to the basics from your initial inauguration
You seek out to make friends
Recruiting several members to contribute a few hours of work per day
In just a few short months you have a four bedrooms of the castle complete
The tribe leader returns from a long excursion and is shocked at the change and work that has been done
You are given a team to manage for the completion of the project
10 years pass by
You are now one of four men who live next to the king of the castle
You are no longer tasked with physical work, the tribe has many young eager and strong men to complete such requests
A change has occurred
You are now taking questions and are fed, clothed and sheltered due to your opinions
After all, anyone who can move from a river bank to the kings quarters should have valuable suggestions
You work long hours answering questions ranging from catching fish to building a team and establishing relationships across various sub groups within the growing tribe
You speak to every member of the tribe on an annual basis
Another 5 years pass and the king has fallen ill
The king will now choose one of four men to be his successor... each of whom has a comparable skill set. After a long rest the king steps out to make his decision. The decision was certainly made long before this night.
As each candidate is praised for his efforts the crowd is anxiously waiting the decision
A twinge of fear spreads over the crowd when the other candidates are mentioned
You are asked to be the successor
The crowd erupts
In your own head you donβt register the praise but instead are reminded of the first fish you caught on the river bank.
FIN
Now.
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Not even close
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(I'm reading about marketing and persuasion these days)
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"Villain" is used as a positive word here
A powerful man who can accomplish anything he sets his mind on, and is utterly despised, but cannot be touched by the scandalous authorities of the system is a Villain
(Clowns the Authorities are!)
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It means
"Compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others"
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