sharpchick
I got this character as one of my three cards in my daily reading this morning.
And I recognized myself. At least, part of myself, in a part of my life that I keep neatly in its little compartment, as I do with the others. I just chafe fiercely when (inevitably) they spill over into each other. . . and isn't that just darkly Emperor-like thinking? The destruction of order and organization. . .
The Emperor is my career self. I collect heads.
I work in a highly adversarial business. Part of our MO is suing people who won't change theirs. People have lost jobs and livelihoods because my job is to expose abusers and I do my job well.
It's a business where you either play by the rules, or you're history.
And like the Emperor, from time to time I find myself scanning the rafters for a look at the heads I've taken. These are usually times when the clock is ticking, and I know in my gut that I'm after a bad guy, but just don't have all the evidence I need yet.
So I look at the shadows of heads I've taken in the past, to remind myself that I can do it if I just apply myself diligently to the task.
That's also the time, if I am wise enough to recognize it in the moment, that I must take care I don't cast my net too widely and make a mistake.
And I recognized myself. At least, part of myself, in a part of my life that I keep neatly in its little compartment, as I do with the others. I just chafe fiercely when (inevitably) they spill over into each other. . . and isn't that just darkly Emperor-like thinking? The destruction of order and organization. . .
The Emperor is my career self. I collect heads.
I work in a highly adversarial business. Part of our MO is suing people who won't change theirs. People have lost jobs and livelihoods because my job is to expose abusers and I do my job well.
It's a business where you either play by the rules, or you're history.
And like the Emperor, from time to time I find myself scanning the rafters for a look at the heads I've taken. These are usually times when the clock is ticking, and I know in my gut that I'm after a bad guy, but just don't have all the evidence I need yet.
So I look at the shadows of heads I've taken in the past, to remind myself that I can do it if I just apply myself diligently to the task.
That's also the time, if I am wise enough to recognize it in the moment, that I must take care I don't cast my net too widely and make a mistake.