The Greater Fool

While Ryan was having another riveting conversation with his grandmother, about his future, I sat on his head unable to avoid the next two hours which would inevitably end with her telling him that he could be the first doctor/ lawyer/ president in space if he wanted to. I have to admit I wasn't fully listening at first, but a brief phrase caught my attention. At first I thought nothing of it but while the conversation continued that key phrase began to peculate through the depths of my stitching.

That night while I hung from the nightstand next to Ryan's bed I still thought about what his grandmother had said, "never fear to be the greater fool."

"The greater fool?" what I thought was initially a witty remark by a caustic grandmother was originally an economic term, but after some research I soon found out that it was quite the helpful hint when applied in the right context.
 
 The greater fool is someone who is so dogmatic in their beliefs that they risk to lose the ability to be called sane. Someone who presses on past the accepted reality so that they have an opportunity to fulfill their dream. Someone who disregards reason for a chance of change.

So with a tip of a hat I leave you with this "never fear to be the greater fool."