Sunday, February 26, 2006
Studying the whole day sucks. But anyway, after much consideration, I've decided to post this story anyway, enjoy.
The knight and angel storyOnce upon a time in a place not too far away, in a time not too long ago, there was this unlikely knight, albeit lonely, but nevertheless focused and concentrated on his task and job at hand. One fine day, a plain and pleasant lady joined him at his workplace.
They did not interact for a period of time because of occupational issues and hierarchy differences. However, gradually but eventually their eyes first met. They were introduced to each other by their colleagues and soon interacted regularly. But their time spent was merely temporary. Then came a time where thy lady had to leave.
The knight did not think much of her after that; he continued his work as though she was merely a passing event in his less-than-exemplary life. But during her passing, she had given him hints of one particular knight in shining armor.
Time passed.
One day, the knight was surprised to receive a letter.
It was from her, but deep in her heart, she had never forgotten him ever since she left.
He called her his Angel to have remembered him after so long.
She wrote him a love letter,
To my dear Knight,
My knight in shining armor has the loveliest pair of eyes I've ever come across n the most dazzling smile. Always wanted to stare but didn't dare to because staring is rude.
My knight in shining armor seems rather concerned about what the King thinks about him but what he doesn't know is that the King can't hold a candle to him.
I think it's darn cute that my knight in shining armor gushes at cute children.
I just laugh whenever I hear the song lonely on the radio and hope that my knight in shining armor's coping fine with everything my knight in shining armor puts the silliest grin on my face when he announces his presence in my life.
When I said I finally knew what was missing in my life so far, I meant my knight in shining armor.
My knight in shining armor has a place in my heart and I've been praying real hard that I have a place in his too. Never had the courage to profess my feelings till maybe, now
It's been several months since I've known you and it tickles me how you went from "him" to "knight" to me.
I treasure the times spent with you, walking to the nearby villages, or traveling to the country side and riding in a caravan to another town. Somehow, when I pass by these places, the memories just flood back and I smile to myself.
When I'm with you, I just can't help but smile. I feel totally at ease and comfortable. It's not just about being myself but feeling natural and enjoying that nice, warm, stirring feeling inside. I lower my guard completely and talk to you about anything.
And you just take my breath away when you smile. You're so handsome when you smile! When cute guys walk by, maybe I can't breathe sometimes, but when I'm with you, I simply forget to breathe and I'm not bothered by that either. That's the difference between you and the eye candies. You make my heart sing. They don't even make it skip a beat.
I can't believe that someone as terrific as you exists. I must have said this many times but I still feel like the luckiest gal to be called "angel" by you.
My grades have been improving ever since you came into my life. You're my motivation to do well in my studies and my inspiration. You make me want to be a better person and I'm extremely thankful for your existence.
You're brilliant and just too humble to realize that. You are better than me in so many other ways.
I kind of wish that my castle was in next to yours, and then I can pop by when I miss you. Time just flies too fast when I'm with you! I wish it would come to a standstill, and then I can just gaze at you and be totally amazed.
There are many paths in life and I've never regretted taking the path that led me to you. The roads ahead do seem rough for us, with plenty of separations ahead but I want you to know that this relationship means something to me and that I won't just walk out of it whenever a slight problem crops up. When two people come together, friction is inevitable but it adds a whole new dimension to the relationship when the 2 people learn to accommodate compromise and as a result, understand each other more.
They say it takes a minute to like someone, an hour to have a crush on someone, a day to love someone but I know it's going to take me a lifetime to forget someone as wonderful as you.
Lotsa love,
Your angel
It was only then did the knight realize the significance of the letter. He was her knight.
The angel always believed that love was the greatest gift god gave to the knights and princesses. She thought that the special connection that brings two complete strangers together was to be treasured and honored. But the angel learnt that it was not always so.
The angel had wiped the tears of many princesses who believed in the wrong knights who toyed with their feelings, who claimed that they 'mistook infatuation for love' when they were never willing to commit in the first place. The princesses always told the angel to look before she falls in love with the wrong knight. The angel was grateful for their advice but she always wondered 'why would knights want an angel when there are princesses around?'
So the angel observed.
she realized that many knights were more obsessed with polishing their armor and were very arrogant of their knighthood when their behavior were clearly not in sync with those expected of a knight. She was shocked that there were knights around that think that princesses should worship the grounds that they walk on simply because they've gotten a knighthood.
However, there was one knight that stood out.
He didn't spend all his time polishing his amour yet his amour had the warmest glow because there was a heart of gold beneath it. The angel also realized that the knight had the most beautiful eyes simply because when she peered into them, she saw a beautiful soul. The angel admired the knight for the way he respected the dignity of the princesses and his gentlemanly ways. The knight's humility touched the angel who felt that he deserved the knighthood more than the other knights. Most importantly, the knight believed in love and refused to abuse it.
So when the knight told the angel that there was someone in his heart, the angel was so happy that the knight had found himself a princess because she felt that he, more than the rest, rightfully deserved a princess. She was eager to help him win the heart of that special princess so that he can be happy. That was how important the knight was to the angel, she'd do anything to make him happy. But the knight gave a cryptic answer towards the identity of the princess. The angel wonders how is she going to help him woo her then?
The knight was astounded at how much the angel knows him. Yes, it is true he believes in true love that should be long lasting, but how would the angel know this? They were barely together for a short period of time.
Yet the knight is not without his own mishaps with regards to matters of the heart. There are many princesses out there who have toyed with the hearts of lesser knights. There was one particular princess whom the knight fell for, thinking it would be everlasting. Yet, the princess dumped him for another knight without regard for her own selfish reasons.
The knight's armor that could withstand blows from other knights was pierced. Not by a knight, but by a princess.
The knight wondered who are the real victims? Thy knights or the princesses? The knight never fully recovered, an eternal scar marring the shine of his armor. Yet the age old wisdom mentions that "time heals all wounds"?
As the knight reads the manuscript, he wonders if the time has come for him to cast away his unhappy past and don his armor for a princess once again.
The princess in question was never meant to be. Cruel fate prevents the knight from ever seeing the lady in his heart ever again. Yet he believes it's all preordained, the person in his heart was only a brief and fleeting moment, never to be mentioned again. Yet, the knight wonders why the Angel is willing to help the knight at her own expense? After all Angels have hearts too. The knight is now wary of passing princesses, especially those who have managed to toy with the hearts of previous fallen knights.
Yes, one or two other ladies have crossed the knight's heart before, but one by one, fate takes them away before any affection can blossom. The knight is still wary even though they cross his heart, for there is still the deep scar that ripped through him when his previous princess threw him away like stale bread for another knight. As other ladies cross his path, he lets them go. Unsure if his weakened armor can take another blow before it shatters.
Now the knight is aware of an angel watching him. He looks up and wonders what if the Knight asks the Angel to be his princess?
The knight feels really good to be watched by an angel, because he have lost all self-confidence after the episode with his previous princess. He never really thought he was good enough for anyone after that.
Still the knight was wary, past hurt never truly goes away. The scar is eternal.
The angel is sorry to hear that the knight was hurt before. The angel knows that the first cut will be the deepest because she has seen many of her favorite princesses cry their heart out over the knights that didn't know how to cherish them.
The angel was hurt by love before, but not the painful way of being discarded. Circumstances didn't allow them to be together because the knight was actually another prince. He was her first love and it was nearly a decade before she removed him completely from the heart. The prince was in love with her; the angel couldn't believe it but knew that it was a love she had to sacrifice. So the angel learnt the very difficult way back then that sometimes when you love someone, you just need to let him or her go. To the angel, if people that mattered to her were happy, she would then be happy. She knew that the knight would be hurt by the societal stereotypes biased against him that were strongly held by her family so she detached herself away from him with great difficulty by telling him that he was too good for her and deserved a better princess.
That knight made the angel change for the better when he was with her. He was her motivation then. But the angel is certain that the next time she sees the prince, she wants to see him happily married with a princess and having a good life because he deserved it. The angel kind of figured out that she most problems had to have a dragon as a companion then. Which is why when the knight came along and told her that he found someone, she was willing to sacrifice her love for him because she knew that the knight would be very happy if he had the princess of his dreams.
The knight was everything that the angel thought a knight should be. She thought that having such a perfect knight falling for her would be wishful thinking. She was already very grateful that he saw her as a friend so she decided to leave it up to the knight on how he wants their relationship to be. The angel probably knew so much about the knight because he was never pretentious.
The Angel felt like she's the luckiest Angel in the world to be called his angel. She had many friends who were dumped and never had the courage to trust their judgment again or to love another person again and she's so fortunate that someone as beautiful as her knight willing to trust her.
She's certain that there is a place for her in his heart and that she'll always treasure that. Though, the future is full of uncertainties but she knows that she's willing to wait for him. Time will be the best judge of their relationship. Anything can happen in the future but she has faith that theirs will last and if it really lasts, she'll know who'll be her prince then. To her, she doesn't need to see the person everyday in order to sustain her interest in him.
Once he's in her heart, she will love him.
The knight looks towards the future, wondering what lies in hold for him.
He decides it's better to wait.
...May be continued.
(Based on a true and original story. Not written by one person, since it takes two people to write this story it may or may not be continued.)
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