I'm sure every little girl has at some point in her growing up years dreamed of meeting her very own Prince Charming. How he would come riding in on his valiant steed to rescue her from whatever peril may have most recently befallen her. I admit that I am no different from these little girls. I still hold out hope that "someday my prince will come". If the glass slipper fits, right? I still watch the old Disney movies with princes and princesses, evil witches and poisoned apples or spinning wheels. My grasp on reality has obviously made me understand that fairytales rarely come true, but I've chosen to believe that there is still a chance for me to have a happily ever after of my own. At least, the best that you can get in these modern, cynical times.
With every trial that the nowaday girl has to go through in the rights of passage to become a woman, we've got to hold on to some dream or hope that all is not lost. I don't know how much I can get away with talking about dreams without being told to get my head out of the clouds, but here goes. I understand that firsrt of all, unlike Peter Pan, we do have to grow up. Tragic, yet completely unavoidable. Secondly, our dreams often drive us to do great things even when others tell us it will never work out. Also, I know that animals are nothing like the way Disney portrays them, but, I do believe in fairies. ;)
I have grown up with trials and gone over hurdles of my own; no locked castles or evil step-mothers, thankfully. I think even through all of those, I held on to the dream of the day when I would find the man of my dreams, set apart for me, who would share my life with me. Share my dreams, cheer on my accomplishments, pray for my needs, and protect me with his love and strength. I don't expect him to be perfect, but I do believe that God has chosen a man who will compliment my strengths and help me work through my weaknesses. Of course, being tall, dark (or a pasty Canadian like me) and handsome would just be a perk.
In all seriousness, I know that I still have areas in my life to work on before I would ever consider a serious relationship. I realize that life can end in a moment, and not to waste time, but I'd rather be cautious with an issue that will affect the rest of my life. Marriage is a life sentence, not a death sentence. I guess you could call me old fashioned, but I plan to grow old with the one man that I marry. I can't say what we'll do, where we will live, who we will grow up to be, if we'll have children, or what difficulties we'll face. In truth, I don't even know for certain if I will get married, but it is a dream that I've always wanted to come true.
I suppose the only thing I can do for now is to live, hope, dream, and grow and learn to be a Godly woman. I can continue to pray and wait for my future husband. Not only waiting in a sense of time, but physically (yes I'm talking about sex here) as well. That could open a whole other can of worms topic, which I may be inspired to discuss at a later time.
For now, I'll settle for watching "Sleeping Beauty".
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