-Introspection of Mastery
I am Master!
No, not quite,
But, I am Dominant!
Yes, that you are.
So I am Master!
No, sorry not yet!
But I have all the skills!
True you have some, but not all!
Not all? Then I shall learn more!
That is better, you are now moving in the right direction.
When I have all the techniques,
I will be Master!
No, again I am sorry but you will not be as yet.
But I have those who call me Master!
Yes, they may but you are not!
But when will I be Master?
Now you are making progress.
So, I must always question?
Very good you are learning quickly.
So being a Master is more than skills?
Yes!
More than mastering the techniques?
Yes!
More than having those who wish to serve?
Oh very much so, sir.
More than being Dominant?
Exceedingly so!
More than capping my name?
You’re slipping. Or you’re joking!
Joking, so you are telling me that there is
so much more to being a Master?
Yes sir that is what I am saying!
So even though they wear my collar…
Tis but a symbol sir, of their love and desire for you, not your Mastery.
But they call me “Master?”
Sir, it is but the only way they would wish to address you!
You mean they don’t mean it?
Nay sir, they mean it as much as they need it, but you are not yet a Master!
So, I must always question my Mastery?
Nay! Just review and revise, Mastery is a journey sir, not a destination.
Will I ever be a Master?
As long as you understand that it is a never-ending journey
Where something new can always be learned,
A Master sir is one who never stops learning!
So, I thank thee, for your insight sir, who are you?
Why sir, do you not see, I am the Master within you!
- Dennis Burns

Found someone no longer looking!