YSaturday, November 20, 2004
The knight in shining armour.
Deep inside every man there is a hero or a knight. More than anything, he wants to succeed in serving and protecting the woman he loves. when he feels trusted, he is able to tap into this noble part of himself. He becomes more caring. When he doesn't feel trusted, he loses some of this aliveness and energy, and after a while, he stops caring.
Imagine a knight in shinning armour travelling through the countryside. Suddenly he heard a woman crying in distress. In an instant, he urges his horse to a gallop, races to her castle, where she was trapped by the dragon. The noble Knight pulls out his sword and slays the dragon. As a result, he is lovingly recieved by the princess.
As the gates open he is welcomed and celebrated by the family of the princess and the townspeople. He is invited to live in the town and adknowledged as a hero. He and the princess fell in love.
A month later the noble knight goes off on another trip. On his way back, he hears his beloved princess crying out for help. Another dragon has attacked the castle. When the knight arrives he pulls out his sword to slay the dragon.
Before he swings, the princess cried out from the tower, "dun use your sword, use the noose. It will work better."
She throws him the noose and instructed him how to use it. He wraps it around the dragon's neck and then pulls hard. The dragon dies and everyone rejoices.
At the celebration dinner, the knight feels he didn't really do anything. Somehow, because he used her noose and didn't use his sword, he doesn't feel worthy of the town's trust and admiration. After the event he is slightly depressed and forgets to shine his armour.
A month later he goes on another trip. As he leaves with his sword, the princess reminds him to be carefull and take the noose. On his way back, he sees yet another dragon attacking the castle. He rushes forward with his sword, but hesitated, thinking if he should use the noose instead. In that moment, the dragon breathes fire and burns his arm. He fell and looked up to the castle tower. He saw the princess waving at him, shouting "use the poison, the noose won't work.
She throws him a bottle of poison, which he poured into the dragon's mouth, and the dragon dies. Everyone rejoices, but the knight felt ashamed.
A month later, the knoght went off on another journey. As he leaves with his sword, the princess reminded him to be careful and to bring along the noose and the poison. He is annoyed by her suggestions but brings them just in case.
This time, on his journey, he hears another woman in distress. As he rushes to her aid, his depression is lifted and he feels confident again. But as he draws near, he hesitates, should i use the noose, or the poison? What would the princess say?
For the moment his confused. But then he remembers how he felt before he knew the princess, back in the days when he carried only his sword. With a burst of renewed confidence, he draws his sword and slays the dragon.
The knight in shinning armour never returned to his princess. He stayed in the village and lived happily ever after. He eventually married, but only after making sure his new partner knew nothing about nooses and poison.
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*woman may hurt man unknowingly sometimes when they try to improve them. there is no need for such actions. Just accept men as who they are and trust them.
yahyaya~ this article ain't written by me ..haha comparing previous posts and this, the dif is machiam heaven and earth, Jurong point and White Sands.. But i just find it interesting and decided to share it. ^_^
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