Share with me..

[rob_dickinson]

This journal for the most part is about me, my life, my thoughts, my poetry, my love, my friends.. but today I want to make it about you. I want you to share with me a story. Something from real life, something that touched or moved you. Show me that the world isn't a loss

Comments

[n_campbell]

~ Is Chivalry dead? Tell me why not...

No.

Because there are still Hero's out there. Even if they are Hero's in the mind of one person. And while there are valiant men, Chivalry survives.

[rob_dickinson]

I love you

[andy_hallett]

Is chivalry dead? No, but it's dying a slow and agonizing death. There is some left in the world, small pockets of it here and there.

I do think that the reasons for certain aspects of chivalry dying are pretty damn ironic. Something like a man holding a door open for a woman ... it was deemed sexist and that it was done because she was "weak". Yet (to me, anyway) it's a sign of respect. Doing such a task so someone superior to you doesn't have to do something menial.

Then again ... I guess the shrinking number of people who think that way is one of the reasons chivalry is dying off.

[rob_dickinson]

I think you are right that is was always meant out of respect like you would treat royalty. I still continue to open doors and send flowers. I believe in being oldfashioned in some respects.

[andy_hallett]

A few bad apples always fuck it up for everyone else. lol. It's definitely respect. When I was in my teens, I once ended up sitting outside a dept store at the mall for a few hours waiting on a ride. Since I was there and bored, I decided to make myself doorman, and opened the door for everyone passing through. A few people were all "I can get it myself" but for the most part, I got a lot of genuine smiles and thank yous. Something as "simple" as doing that made me feel good since I was helping out.

I'm the same way, with being old-fashioned. The world seemed to be overall better back when more people were chivalrous towards each other. Nowadays, you're likely to get smacked or the cops called on you if you offer to help someone with their packages or to cross a road, etc. Which sucks. lol.

I love getting flowers. :-[ And sending them ... seeing the smile it can bring to someone else's face just to know that someone thought enough of them to take that time and get them flowers... It's always worth it.