What if that success was a fluke and I couldn’t replicate it? It sounds silly, but it’s true.Įvery time I succeed, or receive a compliment, like Icarus I want to fly higher, do better next time. The first time my flute teacher told me my low notes sounded full and rich, I can remember not wanting to play any more low notes in front of her.
#ICARUS AND THE SUN HOW TO#
It’s why I don’t know how to take a compliment. Like most people, I’m afraid of failure, of getting my feathers wet because I couldn’t figure out how to fly high enough, and simply sinking away into the sea. The scorching sun melted the wax, he lost all his feathers, and he plunged into the sea below. Partway home, Icarus, drunk on the joy of flying and freedom, forgot his father’s warning and soared too high. He told Icarus not to fly too high, or the sun would melt the wax holding his wings together, and not to fly too low, because the spray from the sea would saturate the feathers and drag him down. To escape, he created wings from feathers and wax for himself and Icarus. Because Minos guarded both land and sea routes, chances of escape seemed slim.īut Daedalus was a talented inventor. Icarus and his father, Daedalus, were imprisoned in a tower by King Minos so that Daedalus couldn’t share information with the public about the Labyrinth he’d built for Minos. Icarus’ story is one most of us have heard. I have an unusual fear, one I don’t normally talk about. Tags: fantasy author, fear of failure, fear of success, Greek mythology, Icarus, Jessica O'Neal, Marcy Kennedy, mythological creatures.Life at Warp 10, Marcy's Blog, Mythical Creatures.
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