The Fable of Al and Benny

Al and Benny were twins. Al, the firstborn, was, as are all eldest children, driven to achieve. Benny...not so much.

Their parents encouraged the boys to be "successful."

Benny whose goal was to achieve nothing, succeeded, and thus earned the approval of his parents.

Al sought to achieve something, so he had the harder task. But he knew that if he kept on trying, his parents would approve of what Al believed was true success. He believed that someday there would be a new Al/Benny dynamic where the achievement of something would be valued more highly than the achievement of nothing...

...to be continued.