Slightly Dark Thought

I was watching "Willow" with the boy this past weekend and I noticed something.

Every hero's journey has some element of learning to trust yourself and have faith in your abilities. In the begining of the film, Willow ignores his initial impulse and loses his opportunity to become a sorcerer's apprentice. It becomes quite clear that Willow will need to learn to trust himself in order to achieve his goals. That's a fine enough reason to tell a story and there is much to be learned through that kind of journey.

But what about the other morons who also have the desire but, clearly, no apptitude? What if you just happen to be one of THOSE guys instead of the hero? Where's the "why don't you just quit while you're ahead" story?

Yeah, guess where my head is these days.