The Princess & The Humble Soldier part 2

so ... i bet you're dying to know about the Princess and the Humble Soldier.

*or not.

but before i say anything. i'm gonna say why i liked that story so much. the story made me think. put yourself in the soldier's shoes. i'm sure we've all been in some similar type of situation.

in the movie, (for those of you who intend to watch the movie - you might not want to read this particular part - although - i believe ... there's no real spoiler revealed here) the young man aka 'Salvatore or Toto' later told the old man, 'Alfredo' why he thought the Humble Soldier suddenly just got up and walked away.

once again ... in my own words,

"He walked away because for those 100 days and 100 nights, he was fueled by the promise that the Princess would be his when the time came. Through harsh weather and sickness, he had wonderful and vivid dreams about what it would be like to hold the Princess - to kiss her ... to make love to her. Without proper food or shelter, he practically lived on the *illusion that the Princess would be his. He braved death by sickness only because of that *illusion.

So he walked away - because if for whatever reason, the Princess broke that promise. That *illusion will die. And the Humble Soldier will also die.

So he walked away, so that at least he could always have that *illusion."

in the context of the movie, it is wholly understandable why Salvatore said this. but as i said earlier, i loved the story because it made me think.

it made me think that if i were the Soldier, i wouldn't have walked away. i would have stayed to see if the Princess broke her promise. even if i knew that the likelihood of that happening was really high. and yes, even if i knew that if for whatever reason, she didn't keep her promise - i'd die.

'cause the *illusion just wouldn't do for me. it wouldn't be enough.

i've chased the *illusion before. i chased all the way. and never relented. i hounded it down because nothing short of the truth would satisfy me. i chased it and i caught it. i got the truth. i broke the *illusion.

and yeah - i most certainly did die.

but now i'm back. and i've got no regrets. plus i've found some kinda happiness again.

who would have thought? i certainly didn't think so. guess i was wrong. and that's a good thing.

lets see where this goes from here.

signing off, the commonjack amongst the kings & queens.