QM Prompt #44: The Future
QM Prompt #44: "I know what I'm gonna do tomorrow, and the next day, and the next year, and the year after that." - It's A Wonderful Life
Before today, my future was predictable. With the declaration of war, I knew I would be staying almost exclusively on Coruscant. Every morning I'd get up, dress, and head for the Senate. I would spend the day debating various bills, probably pointlessly ever since Chancellor Palpatine established his Senate supermajority. But as Queen Jamillia once said, "The day we stop believing in democracy is the day we lose it." I will always believe in democracy, however fruitless that might seem.
My life would be like this, monotonous, the same events happening in the same order every day, which is not necessarily bad but which can lead to stagnation. But the person that I was before today would not have minded, might even have relished the fact.
Now I'm different. The Padmé Amidala of yesterday no longer exists. And with good reason: she was flat, dull, uncaring about herself and her relationships. She was a lesser being. I feel ... richer, happier, fuller, more embracing of my surroundings. Love is a strange emotion.
I woke up today and the first thing I saw, at the foot of my bed, was my wedding dress. And I remembered that today is my wedding. Today I pledge my life to another. Today, I let go of all my previous inhibitions and I try, for one day, not to worry about the future. I focus only on my feelings for my fiancé.
We've planned out the ceremony precisely. The Nubian holyman is to arrive at sunset. C3PO, the protocol droid Anakin made for his mother, will help me dress. (We were lucky to find it on such short notice, and that the fabric artisans in Theed are so accommodating.) Threepio and R2D2 will be our only witnesses. I find a touch of sadness in the fact that I cannot let my family know of our plans, but that is the way things must be. Anakin and I have discussed what we would like to say to one another in our vows, and I think our words will come from our hearts.
And then we will exchange rings, and pledge our love to one another, and seal that love with a kiss. I will be his forever, and he mine.
I don't know what my future will be like. I don't know what I will do today, or tomorrow, because with Anakin as my husband I'm sure that my life will not be the same monotonous experience. I've found love, and it has made me a richer person.
The future is bright.
Padmé Amidala
Star Wars
426 words
Before today, my future was predictable. With the declaration of war, I knew I would be staying almost exclusively on Coruscant. Every morning I'd get up, dress, and head for the Senate. I would spend the day debating various bills, probably pointlessly ever since Chancellor Palpatine established his Senate supermajority. But as Queen Jamillia once said, "The day we stop believing in democracy is the day we lose it." I will always believe in democracy, however fruitless that might seem.
My life would be like this, monotonous, the same events happening in the same order every day, which is not necessarily bad but which can lead to stagnation. But the person that I was before today would not have minded, might even have relished the fact.
Now I'm different. The Padmé Amidala of yesterday no longer exists. And with good reason: she was flat, dull, uncaring about herself and her relationships. She was a lesser being. I feel ... richer, happier, fuller, more embracing of my surroundings. Love is a strange emotion.
I woke up today and the first thing I saw, at the foot of my bed, was my wedding dress. And I remembered that today is my wedding. Today I pledge my life to another. Today, I let go of all my previous inhibitions and I try, for one day, not to worry about the future. I focus only on my feelings for my fiancé.
We've planned out the ceremony precisely. The Nubian holyman is to arrive at sunset. C3PO, the protocol droid Anakin made for his mother, will help me dress. (We were lucky to find it on such short notice, and that the fabric artisans in Theed are so accommodating.) Threepio and R2D2 will be our only witnesses. I find a touch of sadness in the fact that I cannot let my family know of our plans, but that is the way things must be. Anakin and I have discussed what we would like to say to one another in our vows, and I think our words will come from our hearts.
And then we will exchange rings, and pledge our love to one another, and seal that love with a kiss. I will be his forever, and he mine.
I don't know what my future will be like. I don't know what I will do today, or tomorrow, because with Anakin as my husband I'm sure that my life will not be the same monotonous experience. I've found love, and it has made me a richer person.
The future is bright.
Padmé Amidala
Star Wars
426 words