What I learned from Will Thatcher...

If you have seen A Knight's Tale - you will know what I mean; and if you haven't, go and get a copy of this movie (in whatever way possible) and See It! Because if you have not seen this movie - you are certainly missing out. And now without any adue, as said by Geoff, I give you ten lessons I learned from William and his company:

1) In life, you must learn to take the bad along with the good. If you don't, you will end up losing the good.

2) When everyone tells you to run from tough situations, tell them: No, I will not run! If you do, everything will turn out better than you could have imagined.

3) Evil never wins, and winners are never evil.

4) Green has many shades. Trying to match two greens is completely impossible if all you have is "green".

5) Dancing is important, but learning how to dance is moreso.

6) You can change your stars, but you can only do so after going through the trials that test your soul.

7) Gambling is dangerous, but if you are going to gamble - you better be prepared to lose.

8) Friendship is important, even when friends are dishonest.

9) Fight those who are willing to fight. Fight even harder those who you seem unlikely to win against.

10) Your name is who you are. Giving it up means giving up a part of you, and holding on to it means affirming it's worth.

Hope these may mean something to you as well as they have for me.

-RK