He stayed where he was watching them silently, but there was something in what Gobo had said, something Louie wouldn't get that he did. So, before the Fraggle could reply, he walked over to them.
"The thing is, laddie, it is his job. That's part of being a leader, is makin' sure that those you lead are safe." He gently placed a hand on Louie's shoulder as he passed, then stopped in front of Gobo, leaning down a little to look at him. "But it's not your job alone, Gobo." When he looked away, Scrooge reached out and took his chin firmly and, though not unkindly, forced him to look back up. "No, listen to me.
"I know better than anyone else in the world how much being the boss, being a leader, can be as difficult as it is fulfilling. You've got so many things you're trying to juggle, and when a new worry you never had before suddenly comes intae the picture, it can throw everything out of balance and it'll all come crashing down. You may wish it could go back to when it was simpler, but how happy would you truly be? Why, even if you were back at the Rock, something would come along and make you wish for an even earlier time! That's a never-ending cycle, and you cannae let yourself get bogged down in it.
"The real thing to do is, to not isolate yourself. I know that, in tryin' to be a good leader, it can seem like it's all on you to do what's good for everybody. But they're their own people too, laddie, they can make their own decisions, and they can help you and advise you when you're having problems. That's what a real leader does. He's not an island. He listens to the people he's protecting, so that everybody can work together and make it better than it ever was before."
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"The thing is, laddie, it is his job. That's part of being a leader, is makin' sure that those you lead are safe." He gently placed a hand on Louie's shoulder as he passed, then stopped in front of Gobo, leaning down a little to look at him. "But it's not your job alone, Gobo." When he looked away, Scrooge reached out and took his chin firmly and, though not unkindly, forced him to look back up. "No, listen to me.
"I know better than anyone else in the world how much being the boss, being a leader, can be as difficult as it is fulfilling. You've got so many things you're trying to juggle, and when a new worry you never had before suddenly comes intae the picture, it can throw everything out of balance and it'll all come crashing down. You may wish it could go back to when it was simpler, but how happy would you truly be? Why, even if you were back at the Rock, something would come along and make you wish for an even earlier time! That's a never-ending cycle, and you cannae let yourself get bogged down in it.
"The real thing to do is, to not isolate yourself. I know that, in tryin' to be a good leader, it can seem like it's all on you to do what's good for everybody. But they're their own people too, laddie, they can make their own decisions, and they can help you and advise you when you're having problems. That's what a real leader does. He's not an island. He listens to the people he's protecting, so that everybody can work together and make it better than it ever was before."