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a prince in shining armour
Written on 13/01/09 14:13
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Haven't all little girls heard and loved the story, played it with their friends, and somehow reflected it throughout their lives for thousands of years?
A prince, a great heroic figure proudly riding a thoroughbred stallion, would one day come and take them away. They would be to embrace their captor and live happily ever after, saved from the suffering of their youth.
How real is it?
In the times when such myths began being told to maidens all over, daily tribulations and harsh times were more often the routine of a people's household than anything else. As a result, what more could parents wish for their daughters than to have royalty enamoured with their child? Why would they not hint at the opportunity as the most valuable thing they could possibly get?
As years went by and no prince would turn up, for the majority, they would progressively accept lesser lords and barons, to finally settle for the man who swept them away in the best approximation to their original myth.
A prince in shining armour, or a man of considerable status, would provide for a woman all while assuring a dominance that would not falter. The ultimate hope of a woman, the security and survival value combined with enough proserity and comfort to ensure the welfare of a family, and subsequent offspring.
The prince would make it all possible, and the myth transformed into the everyday quest that goes on to this day, also checking to have the real man that would offer all of this, endlessly.
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