Not too long ago a BTG article told the story of Damocles, the Greek ruler who suspended a large sword over the head of one of his intimate but envious servants. The king allowed this servant to become ‘king for day,’ sitting on the throne and enjoying entertainment, royal garb and food, and the power to rule and decide on all affairs of state, internal and external. But all the time the servant sat on the massive throne, Damocles had arranged for a huge sword to be suspended just above the servant’s head, held by a thin, almost invisible thread. The lesson was that Damocles, although enjoying all the facilities granted to monarchs, lived in constant fear of being defeated, overthrown, or in some way falling out of favor with his subjects.