It seems quite a rude way to motivate people, considering Man’s heavenly nature.

Either people are intimidated or they are lured into doing something.  This of course accounts for many of any enterprise’s failures.  If I remember correctly, the Spanish conqueror Cortéz set his ships to fire to prevent his crews from sailing back to their home-land.

And the saying “a mariner’s promises” still leaves deep scars in many a girls’ soul. Continue reading →