So today in institute we were talking about Christ and separating people from what they do, and someone made a comparison using the musical Man of Lamancah. And how Aldonza was basically a whore, but all Don Quixote was Dulcinea.
It didn't matter what she really was, all that mattered was what he saw. And no matter how Dulcinea treated him, he wanted her to see what she was. She wasn't just Aldonza the whore, she had more to her than that. She was a beautiful women, she was his lady.
And by the end she believes that she is more than that. She is no longer Aldonza the Whore, she is Dulcinea, a Lady...because someone else believed she was.
It got me thinking, I need to stop seeing Aldonzas everywhere (not saying that as in I see whores everywhere, but you understand the metaphor right?) Everyone is a Dulcinea (yes, boys included too, i'll find a more masculine name later.) But sometimes we only see Aldonzas, and I don't want to anymore. I think everyone would be better off if we stopped seeing Aldonzas and only saw Dulcineas? Because then maybe people would start seeing Dulcineas in themselves.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
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That was a very awesome lesson in Institute, wasn't it? I love how you took it to heart. It's very inspiring -- and I agree with you whole-heartedly Mandy!
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