Chivarly..

This blog entry originated from a conversation at aerobics this evening! - Thank Richie!;)

Chivalry is defined as the medieval system, principles, and customs of knighthood. (Therefore the female equivalent would be a Dame!) However in today’s world, chivalry is defined as courtesy towards women... Which then brings me onto another point – in today’s society is chivalry dead?

A quote from Prof. Terrance Moore perhaps sheds some light on this...

“Chivalry has indeed seemed to become irrelevant today and that is a tragic loss for both men and women. Women refuse to hold men to the standards necessary to achieve the genteel honor that they have lost. Women are disrespected in today’s society, because we ask for nothing more. There is probably not a woman alive who, in some part of her heart, would not want to be carried off on horseback by a knight in shining armor, but we are not allowed to admit that anymore. We are taught to declare ourselves equal to men in all respects and in no need of superior treatment. If only women would realize that chivalry was a way of showing respect and devotion, not condescension, do we have any hope of ever regaining this lost system of virtue.”

Consequently, in simple terms, the return to chivalry requires that every young man exercise his courage in becoming a gentleman and that every young woman exercise her modesty in becoming a lady!