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A Princess' Tale
Watching fairy tale romance movies stirs me up.
One hundred percent of the times, the lady character – be it a princess, a damsel in distress, or a peasant gets her prince charming. At the end of the story, they get a good shot of having somebody to love them back. The story usually finishes with both of them being together leaving the notion that they will "live happily ever after".
Whenever I get the chance to watch this type of movies, I immerse myself with the silly thought that I'm the lead female character. I imagine myself locked up in a tower with a fierce dragon watching over me to make sure that I will stay there alone for the rest of my life. But then, my prince charming with all his might and courage will come to rescue me! He will conquer his fears for his love for me. He will face the dragon, whip up his sword, charge and stab it directly in its heart it so he can free me up. Then my prince will climb up to the tower, remove the chains that bind me, take me into his arms and never let me go to love me for the rest of our lives. (Sigh!)
Though as the movie ends, so is my bizarre imagination.
A friend of mine told me once that being alone does not necessarily mean that you'll end up lonely and miserable. After all, feelings are just a state of mind. Another one said that having a loving relationship does not guarantee happiness. Sometimes, it even triggers more bitterness and pain as the couple realizes that they weren't meant to be together.
Whatever things my friends tell me, I believe in my heart of hearts, that in this planet where there are billions of people, the princess in each of us is bound to find her one true love. Isn't it heartwarming to realize that of all these people, a man has chosen to love you for all that you are (fats, insecurities, pride or what-have-you)? And in response, you've accepted to love that man (including his ego, insensitivities, arrogance…) and be supportive of him? Somewhere along the way, this couple may face one or two much bigger dragons, but it won't matter because they'll fight with it together… After all, "True love conquers all"!
Unfortunately, life is not a fairy tale. When two people decide to commit into a special relationship they do not easily live a happy life! As they grow deeper into knowing each other, one is bound to hurt the other and vice versa. It is true that relationships merely show us who we really are. They are like mirrors into our own dysfunctions. Same reason why I believe that it is actually part of our salvation, because we probably wouldn't see our faults, mistakes or flaws otherwise. A relationship brings either the best or the worst in any person. It has the power to bring so much joy and the strength to cause too much pain.
Now this stirs another question in my mind. Why do we have to take the risk in loving if we know that it will also hurt us in the process? I guess it's because God created us to do so! He wants us to share the love we have in our hearts. Because our hearts have been designed not only to pump and circulate blood to preserve our own lives, but also to beat for other persons and preserve theirs!
Now you ask me, what happens to the people who haven't found their true love and ended up being alone? Wrong! They actually have found their true love though it was given to them in a different form. Loving actually is not limited to a man-woman relationship for there are various ways how a person can share love. Maybe one's heart was meant to love only family members, friends or even dogs? Perhaps it may also be due to an individual's choice. But still, one is given to have a big capacity to love unconditionally and share oneself unselfishly.
Snowhite with her hopeful heart sung, "Someday my prince will come". I know that in God's chosen time – my prince charming will also come into my life.
For the meantime, I'll be patient and let the Master Author write my own love story.