The Man Who Drove Madness Away

He was famous for his anonymity.

And saved the throng by realizing his own impotence. 

He found all when he discovered nothing has what he needs.

He won the war by finding he had nothing to lose.

He was surrounded by friends when he had nothing left to give.

He had been surrounded by enemies when he held what they wanted.

Ambition is the weaker impulse.

Humility is fiercely unstoppable.

He helped them all when he realized he could not help himself.

He fed many when he understood he could not feed himself. It was like he had been given a spoon too long for his arm to reach his own mouth but exactly right for feeding any others.

They recognized him as leader when he learned how to serve others exclusively.     

He became an artist the day he had nobody to talk to but himself. Alone became, suddenly, all one.

-Johnny W