P.S. Even Lions Meet Their Horizon

After gaining victory in WWII, Churchill struggled to understand the full extent of the world’s remaking. He longed to restore Britain’s former grandeur, to keep a tight grip on its colonial empire—notably India—and to preserve Britain’s primacy in shaping global affairs.

But the world had moved on. Power shifted decisively toward the United States and the Soviet Union, empires unraveled, and new institutions like the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund began reshaping the future.

There is a humbling lesson in Churchill’s struggles. No matter how wise or visionary we may be, we must remain ever-vigilant in sensing the deeper shifts underway. Transformative leadership requires us to tune into these deeper shifts and guide humanity, with vision and care, toward what it can become.