A sentence I came up with and thought it would be nice as a title.
‘Because that is the way love goes’.
Not a particular feeling or thought behind it, just thought it would be a nice one.
Sometimes it does go like this.
Nothing really there, just the way it is.
It was a story I once heard, I was having my breakfast.
I think at least, could have been lunch also.
I saw a written sign.
‘The school of love’, it said.
However that is not how the story goes, at least the one I heard.
About a princess waiting behind the fence of her castle and the only way for the prince to reach her heart.
The story starts, when the prince arrives at the gate.
There was a guard standing in front of it.
The guard was standing there with his hand open.
Almost like he was collecting a coin, not saying a word.
The prince had no money on him and he decided to give his armor instead.
Something he came up with there and then.
I believe he only had his helmet and sword left.
Of course some clothes he was wearing underneath that armor he gave away.
He wasn’t naked, in case you were thinking.
The gate opened, the prince walked further.
He looked at the guard, when passing by.
Who was just staring in front of him.
Untouched by the actions of the prince.
With his hand still open, collecting coins.
The prince stood there with the two items.
One on his head and the other one in his hand.
Where his journey continued.
He walked further, without knowing what to do, but just to keep on going.
Not knowing what to find or who he’d meet.
Of course he was hoping to see the princess.
He saw a tree in the distance.
Really all he could see.
He started to walk.
Once he was there, he was standing underneath the tree.
He looked again in the distance, but nothing he could see.
Only him being there.
He decided to take a little break and sat down close to the roots.
Where the branches of the tree would give him some relief from the sun.
Slowly his eyes started to fall down, he realized how tired he was.
He thought a little nap wouldn’t do any harm.
He fell asleep there and then, the helmet on his head and the sword still in his hand.
A few hours passed, the prince passed out against the tree.
The sun began to set, but nothing the prince would see, he was sleeping still.
The stars started to come out and the warm breeze of that summer day was making way for the night’s mist.
It was all a romantic setting, I have to say.
However the prince was just there by himself, still fast asleep.
It was the sound of some laughter which was all of a sudden there.
The prince stood up, very fast.
However he had forgotten he didn’t have his armor anymore.
The weight he had left behind at that gate, he almost immediately fell down.
Just on his knee, in case you were scared.
It didn’t hurt the prince.
He still had his helmet on his head and used the sword in his hand to get him back on his feet.
There he was, standing up.
All in the dark.
However he didn’t know of course, he fell asleep during the day.
It took him a moment to realize, before he knew it had become night time.
He still heard that sound of laughter, wanted to see where it was coming from.
He opened up his helmet, to see a little bit more.
He could see a white light, almost blinding him immediately.
It was so beautiful for him to realize, he was watching a witch.
However she wasn’t wearing a hat or had a crooked nose.
Not all witches are ugly or are looking bad.
I guess that is just true.
She had long white hair and was looking at him with a soft smile.
Even laughing out loud, but just a little.
It was the sound which woke him up.
The prince took his sword, letting the witch know he was not afraid.
All she did was smile at him a bit more.
The prince knew she was gentle and kind, nothing to be afraid of.
Perhaps the witch could tell him the way to the heart of the princess, he thought.
He put down his sword and put the helmet properly on his head, but just with a little opening so he could see the witch.
It was a sign he respected the witch and understood she was one of the good kind.
Because those are out there, in case you didn’t know.
“Can you tell me where I can find the princess?” He asked her.
“Or show me the way to her heart?”
She just smiled back at him.
Again.
She walked towards him and took his hand.
The one he was holding the sword with.
He could feel her gentle touch and just knew everything was going to be ok.
The witch took his sword and so his hands were now free.
With both of them he took his helmet and gave it to her as well.
She was the kind of witch, who would be ok to accept his burden.
Something only he could feel.
Immediately after the sun started to come up, the white light of the witch was dimming.
The prince had just woken up in time, luckily.
She walked away, with her face still towards him.
A way of trust she was expressing, without saying any words.
For his journey to continue.
While her appearance started to fade softly, the prince could see a castle somewhere far away.
He didn’t understand why it was there all of a sudden.
He looked around again, trying to find the gentle witch.
However she had disappeared in the sunlight.
And so he was standing there in his normal clothings, both his hands free and he could finally see properly, without the helmet on his head.
He just had to walk, and walk, and walk until he was there.
Nothing much was happening for him to reach that destination.
And so the prince was standing in front of the door of the castle.
He didn’t really know what to do.
He looked around to see if anybody could see him.
Just checking if anyone apart from him was there.
And yes, he was all alone in front of that door.
He took his hand which was free from the sword and knocked on the door.
3 times actually.
Not really loud.
It sounds simple, the way I am describing it.
I can tell you he was very nervous.
Perhaps he would finally see the princess, he thought.
He waited to hear something, from behind that door.
Silence was all there was.
He stepped a few steps back, to see if he could see something happening.
The door was very very high, he could see that clearly.
The door was making sure nobody was checking up on the princess.
The prince didn’t even know if she was there in the first place.
He walked again up to the door, standing at an appropriate distance.
From up he heard someone shouting : “What you want?!”
The voice was a bit sharp and edgy, with a high tone.
The prince looked up again, the door was very very high.
But I already told you.
“I am looking for the way to the heart of the princess”, he said.
Then he waited for an answer.
He waited.
And he waited.
He waited even more.
He waited so long, he couldn’t set apart the days from each other.
All became the same to him.
Untill there came a time, he could only tell when it was day and night.
You know why this was so important?
To see if he was really a prince and not a fool disguised as one.
Because everyone can just say he is looking for the way to the princess’ heart.
That is no rocket science.
The princess wanted to know if this guy showing up at the very very high door was not just the neighbor making a joke.
The kind of relationship she had with them.
I mean, a princess is also just human.
Perhaps the moral of this story.
But when the prince was waiting there for the door to open.
Nothing was happening.
Still.
People were passing him by.
Giving him food to eat, a blanket to give him warmth and some water to keep him hydrated.
The people had sympathy for this guy, he wasn’t the first trying his luck.
It was also to see for the princess if he was receptive to the food, if he had an attitude with just the basic needs.
If I remember the story well, she also came down one time.
Giving him food and make sure he was doing ok.
To ease your mind, the prince wouldn’t recognize her, he didn’t even know what she looks like.
If was safe for her to check up on him.
I mean the princess was a very caring person and she wasn’t going to let anything happen to him.
He just needed to be taken care of properly and she was the one sending the food, blanket and water.
Only the love of the princess could keep this guy alive, for him to reach the destination he was searching for.
I don’t think he was a prince to start with.
Just a guy, looking for love.
It let him have his guard down, giving away his armor.
Trusting his senses to not be afraid of the gentle witch.
Putting away his sword.
To not be blinded with what his eyes were showing.
Using his brain, understanding the witch was kind.
Why the white witch freed him from the sword, because he understood the assignment.
By giving her the helmet he showed he could do the rest by himself and gaining the confidence he needed for the rest of his journey.
He needed to show he is human using all he has, from the inside so to speak.
Not with expressing it with money or saying words outloud.
Love is not expressed in such a way.
It comes from a place close to the heart, you know.
It was important he was showing himself.
His senses, brains and good attitude.
Proving in a way he was able to do the innerwork.
Because love is that, at least a love for yourself.
That is why the princess was having a guard, white witch and even someone with a screaming voice to test him. Of course she could have been all those 3.
But don’t tell the prince, ok.
We don’t want to make him feel like a fool.
We all know he is looking for the heart of the princess which is all quite intense.
The deeper meaning of this?
For life to open up to us, we need to do the work from the inside.
Take a nap when we feel to, believing what we are seeing.
It is the way to surrender and let go of what is keeping us from moving forward.
For this guy it was leading him to this very very high door.
Where he was still waiting for it open.
But he needed first to show he was just a normal guy, where his means are serious.
Why the princess was seeing if he was not fooling himself and was true to his own believes and standard.
The only way to know what is inside the heart, is how a person behaves and acts.
And so she was letting him wait just a little longer, to see if he would give up and leave.
Even when he had already passed all those tests.
This was the final one, to see if it didn’t matter to him.
He was now just standing there, not really doing anything.
Because when that moment happens, when we understand we did all the work.
We can make that choice.
To stay or go.
This is where the choice is made by our heart, instead by anything else.
The princess was waiting for the guy to have that moment.
When that occurs I will let you know.
Perhaps just in another story.
I think it would be a good one.
For now he is just a guy waiting for a door to open.
You know, a princes also has to wait sometimes.
She lives in a normal world, although she is a princess.
She knows where she belongs and waits for her turn or for someone to hold the door.
It happens sometimes, but she never demands for it.
Perhaps this guy and princess have already crossed path, but the choice needs to come from the heart.
Where love is found.
We need to trust our intuition, following our senses, to not be fooled with what our eyes are seeing.
Don’t be afraid of the unknown and take care of the situation.
To be able to come to the point we can only make a choice from the heart.
Because that is the way love goes and the way to heart of the princess.