Nathan's eyes widened and grinned as he watched the young dragon pace about. He knew the dragon wanted to jump but he was afraid. still very afraid.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold">â€œMy friend, if I make this leapâ€¦â€</span></span><br/><br/>Nathan's eyes blazed with excitement. "My friend, Its easy to be brave in the safety of your nest is it not!" He shouted up to him as he treaded water. "Now you are at the edge! How brave do you feel now?" he asked. "I tell you truly! IF you make this leap you will either learn how to swim! and eat lots of fish until you are fat! or you will drowned and the Fish will eat you!"  he declared grimly. He then pointed over the horizon! "IF you Don't Jump now you never will! And to learn how to fly! You are going to have jump again and again! Thats what bravery is dragon! Thats what courage is!" he declared and then pointed up at the dragon and looked him in the eyes. "The birds! I watched them! The secret to flying is to fall! The mother bird pushes the young bird out of the nest! But guess what Hatchling! Your mother isn't here! So you can wait till she comes back to kick your scrawny cowardly tail out of the nest if you like.... or you can do it on your own free will! on your own courage! You can jump because you are starving! You can jump because you don't want to die in that dark musky cave inside the nest like sick hatchling!" he challenged him.<br/><br/>"Out here there is danger! But there is also Freedom! But only IF you have the courage to fall! That dragon is being brave and thats your choice to make, you can be brave or you can be safe in your nest,"  he said somberly. He was finished preaching he knew the dragon would either jump or he wouldn't...