Courage: You can always do more than you think
Had Columbus feared losing sight of the shore, he would never have encountered the Americas. Indeed he would never have had the courage to set sail. Now for some illustrative poetic licence. Constantinople – “The city has fallen; we are overrun by an army which pays no heed to world order.” Genoa, not long after – “The trade of the Silk Road is under threat; commerce that was hitherto lucrative is now thrown into uncertainty and disarray. We must adapt if we are to survive this level of cross-border disruption. The sea route around Africa whilst long and expensive remains