H.O.P.E.: How to slay a dragon’s little brother — Part 6

Part 1: The beginning

Part 2: H – Humor.

Part 3: O – Opportunity to Serve

Part 4: P – Physical Well-Being

Part 5: E – Educate Yourself

Part 6: The Conclusion

The knight stopped running, looked for a bench and sat down to rest (because as you might guess, running with a 40-pound steel helmet on your head isn’t the easiest thing to do.)  He exhaled a long, deep breath of relief and looked up at his Fairy Godfather and said, “Thanks.”  The grass seemed greener and the sky bluer.  A giant weight had been lifted off his shoulders.

“I’ve given you a gift.” said the flying little man.  “But it’s not a gift for you to put on a shelf.  You must use it every day for it to work.  You must laugh at the things that scare you. You have to take the time to help others. Take care of yourself and educate yourself as much as you can about your situation.  H.O.P.E. is a powerful ally. And the beauty of it is, you can use it for any trouble or dragon that comes your way.”

The knight looked over at the little dragon. He was lying on the ground, pale and gasping for breath.  “He’s not having much fun, is he?” the knight noted.

“No, not really. He looks like he’s about to barf a lung,” the Fairy Godfather has he fluttered overhead.  “I think you just slayed another dragon.”

And with that, the little dragon got up and started to walk away.  He turned around, looked at the knight and saluted.  Fear knew when he had been been beat.

The Fairy Godfather then fluttered over to the knight and said, “I think you can handle it from here. I have a hot date with your Fairy Godmother tonight.  We’re going to rent Cinderella, cook a couple of steaks and hang out in front of the fire.”

The knight fist-bumped the flying man and said, “Thanks again, little flying dude.”

“My pleasure.” And the last words the Fairy Godfather said before disappearing were, “One more thing, take H.O.P.E. and share it with someone else.  Write it down. Give it a catchy title like ‘H.O.P.E.: How to slay a dragon’s little brother’. Or something like that.”

As the Fairy Godfather vanished, the knight laughed louder than he had in years.

The End.

©2011 Marshall Ramsey