As a leader you entrust your life, well-being, and soul to the faithful and true Creator. Similarly, others acknowledge you as trustworthy and reliable as you faithfully do your work and good deeds. In this same way, you unreservedly view others as worthy of your trust, steadfastly relying upon them for the completion of the work.
“Hear this now! I will come for you!” Westley smiles at her, Buttercup smiles too, throws her arms tightly around him. They kiss.
“Hear this now! I will come for you!” Westley smiles at her, Buttercup smiles too, throws her arms tightly around him. They kiss.
It’s at this point in the movie, The Princess Bride, where the exasperated grandson (played by the youth actor, Fred Savage) interrupts his grandfather (played by Peter Falk) who is reading him a storybook and asks, “Is this a kissing book?”
You remember this wonderful fairytale don’t you – the classic movie, The Princess Bride, directed by Rob Reiner? Swordplay – Torture – Revenge – Sea monsters – Mammoth rodents – Breathtaking chases – Narrow escapes – Miracles – A beautiful princess – An evil prince – True love – and, oh yes, some kissing! I’m certain that my grandchildren have seen this movie a hundred times. They can flawlessly recite every single line. Yet, like our children and grandchildren, we never tire of seeing this enchanting tale of adventure and true love.
In this enchanting story, Buttercup, the young farm maiden, and Westley (or “farm boy” as Buttercup affectionately called him) discover they are helplessly in love. But Westley has no money for a wedding. So, he decides to leave the farm in search of his fortune far across the sea. In a touching scene, Westley and Buttercup are standing at the gate to the farm embracing each other:
BUTTERCUP: “I fear I’ll never see you again, Westley.”
WESTLEY: “Of course you will.”
BUTTERCUP: “But what if something happens to you?”
WESTLEY: “Hear this now! I will come for you!” [i]
He smiles at her, she smiles too, throws her arms so tightly around him. They kiss. Then as Westley walks away, Buttercup watches him go in search of his fortune.
But Westley never reached his destination. Time passed: scaling the Cliffs of Insanity – battling rodents of gargantuan size – facing torture in the Pit of Despair – and more. Buttercup feared that Westley had died.
But Westley did not die. He did return for Buttercup – just as he promised.
WESTLEY: I told you, "I would always come for you." Why didn't you wait for me?
BUTTERCUP: Well ... you were dead.
WESTLEY: Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while.
BUTTERCUP: I will never doubt again.
WESTLEY: There will never be a need.
And now, they kiss; it's a tender kiss, loving and gentle.
Westley did what he said he would do. He was faithful.
You were created to be faithful. As a bearer of God’s image, you are to entrust your life, well-being, and soul to the faithful and true Creator. Similarly, others should acknowledge you as trustworthy and reliable as you faithfully do your work and good deeds. And in the same way, you are to view others as worthy of your trust and steadfastly rely upon them for the completion of the work.
There are three distinctive features to this crucial leadership attribute, faithful. We’ll take a look at the first one next week.
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[i] Goldman, William, The Princess Bride, Movie, 1987.
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