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I don't know if I will even live that long or if I will ever have children...but I don't know if I'm completely against the idea. I do know that if I do have children, it will not be anytime soon.
I'd want my child to have the value of knowledge and of freedom. I'd want him to never know slevery and to treat his fellow men like he would want to be treated. If he leads an army, I would want him to have the value of honor and the trust of his soldiers. I would want him to have the value of all of this...knowing that there is more than following orders to being in or leading an army.
This is one of those har questions because I cannot just pick one value that I would like my child to have. If I become a mother, I would hope that I teach my child more than one thing.
I'd want my child to have the value of holding to a dream like Arthur does. Arthur has a vision of a better world, and even though there are those he leads that doubt his dream will ever come to pass, they still follow him. Holding to your dreams is an important value to have in this world. I'd want him to know that there is value in dreaming and believing in a better tomorrow. I'd want him (or her) to know the value of steadfastness. To stand for something and adhere to it even though the odds are against you is a rare value to have...and Arthur has it.
I'd also want him to have the values of loyalty and practicality as Lancelot has. Loyalty to a person or idea is an important value to have and I'd want my child to have the value of loyalty...and I would hope it doesn't cost him as much as it seems to cost others. Loyalty isn't something you can just expect and it also isn't something you just give blindly. Lancelot is incredibly and determinedly loyal, but he is in no way blind about it...and I believe that is a good thing. Loyalty is important, and some of us (myself included) are loyal unto death.
Arthur and Lancelot both have the values of Nobility and Duty, as well, but one is a Dreamer and one is a self-described Realist. They compliment each other very well and they help each other from getting too carried away. I'd want my child to be able to find that level of balance.
From me, I'd want my child to know the value of Love and Honor. He will be partly Celt, after all, and we always seem to be fighting for one cause or another. I'd want him to know to act honorably, even in combat. To be without honor is to be the worst kind of human imaginable. Even in Love, you must have Honor. I will not have my child behaving like a Saxon bastard.
So, there you go. I cannot pick only one value to pass along to my child, but maybe I can narrow it down to three.
Steadfastness. Loyalty. Honor.
Words: 532
Muse: Guinevere
Fandom: "King Arthur" Movies and Mythologies
I don't know if I will even live that long or if I will ever have children...but I don't know if I'm completely against the idea. I do know that if I do have children, it will not be anytime soon.
I'd want my child to have the value of knowledge and of freedom. I'd want him to never know slevery and to treat his fellow men like he would want to be treated. If he leads an army, I would want him to have the value of honor and the trust of his soldiers. I would want him to have the value of all of this...knowing that there is more than following orders to being in or leading an army.
This is one of those har questions because I cannot just pick one value that I would like my child to have. If I become a mother, I would hope that I teach my child more than one thing.
I'd want my child to have the value of holding to a dream like Arthur does. Arthur has a vision of a better world, and even though there are those he leads that doubt his dream will ever come to pass, they still follow him. Holding to your dreams is an important value to have in this world. I'd want him to know that there is value in dreaming and believing in a better tomorrow. I'd want him (or her) to know the value of steadfastness. To stand for something and adhere to it even though the odds are against you is a rare value to have...and Arthur has it.
I'd also want him to have the values of loyalty and practicality as Lancelot has. Loyalty to a person or idea is an important value to have and I'd want my child to have the value of loyalty...and I would hope it doesn't cost him as much as it seems to cost others. Loyalty isn't something you can just expect and it also isn't something you just give blindly. Lancelot is incredibly and determinedly loyal, but he is in no way blind about it...and I believe that is a good thing. Loyalty is important, and some of us (myself included) are loyal unto death.
Arthur and Lancelot both have the values of Nobility and Duty, as well, but one is a Dreamer and one is a self-described Realist. They compliment each other very well and they help each other from getting too carried away. I'd want my child to be able to find that level of balance.
From me, I'd want my child to know the value of Love and Honor. He will be partly Celt, after all, and we always seem to be fighting for one cause or another. I'd want him to know to act honorably, even in combat. To be without honor is to be the worst kind of human imaginable. Even in Love, you must have Honor. I will not have my child behaving like a Saxon bastard.
So, there you go. I cannot pick only one value to pass along to my child, but maybe I can narrow it down to three.
Steadfastness. Loyalty. Honor.
Words: 532
Muse: Guinevere
Fandom: "King Arthur" Movies and Mythologies
