To make the little girl obedient and sweet, it is enough to convince her that she is a princess, and when she grows up, the Prince will come for her on a white horse and take her to her Kingdom, where they will live happily ever after. So, in today's publication, we will consider who the prince is. Is this the image of an “ideal man”? Or still not ...
Meaning of the word
Translated from Latin, "prince" means "first." And in our real world, princes exist to this day. The prince is one of the highest titles among representatives of the aristocratic family. In a number of European countries, such as Germany, England, Denmark, princes are representatives of the direct descendants of the monarch. A prince is a definition of belonging by birthright, that is, by blood, to the throne on the male line.
Folk element
In fairy tales there is always an image of a prince, an image of a certain ideal man. Parents, fairy tales, films and cartoons strengthen the image, and the girl begins to imagine herself a princess. Well, if over time, the illusion disappears, preferably even in adolescence, and the girl begins to really perceive the world.
But in real life, miracles happen, for example, on April 29, 2011, the wedding of the English prince William and Catherine Middleton took place. Today she is a happy wife and mother of three charming children, but the press from time to time recalls the period of William's courtship, while caustically calling Katherine “waiting for Katherine”, because she waited ten years for the marriage proposal! With no less interest, the world is watching another pair - Prince Harry and his wife Megan. One careless step - and the press makes a fuss!
I would like to note an interesting feature: the prince in the modern world is an ideal man with a well-groomed appearance, which is more important for him than, say, human character traits, such as courage, honesty, courage. But the prince is still a positive hero who must save the girl from the monster.
A bit of irony
In modern Russian, the word “prince” has an ironic meaning: that’s what they usually say about a person who has a tendency to interact when communicating or, on the contrary, to stay officially emphasized. Nowadays, there is a parable about an elderly and lonely woman who has been waiting for the ideal prince all her life. People asked her: “Have you met this?” The woman replied: “Oh, yes!” But people did not relent: “And what ?!” The woman sighed and answered: "He was looking for the perfect woman ..."
Waiting for a miracle misses the opportunity to change life, build relationships with a real man and learn to be happy in our far from ideal world.