Of Heroes

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+------Of Heroes; Esther's Thoughts Before Entering Into The King's Presence To Save Her People

Here I stand, at
the edge of the world now.
My soul-eyes squinting, face
hardened against fate's
precarious, often two-faced
winds- the way a deer runs
headlong through the woods,
defying wolves to find its way
home. The Moon anxious. If I fail,
if I fall...the extermination of all
Jews. And they say this is stuff of
which heroes are made, of martyrs,
of cowards. No matter, I'll break the law.
Risk everything. For if I lose my people,
I lose everything. 

------Esther 4:12-17
When Esther’s words were reported to Mordecai, he sent back this answer: “Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape. For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: “Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.” So Mordecai went away and carried out all of Esther’s instructions.