The Princess and the Frog - Resolution 2009
Days and nights have been wasted by our lovely princess, think about what should she does in order to get the frog back into a prince.
"I've got to get him back to a prince again. This is the best for two of us. He can't be a frog forever! Frog has no castle, has no status, has nothing but swamp friends and mud. Swamp friends and mud are okay, but having nothing??
I love him, I cannot leave him that way!" she thinks.
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"Let him go," say some friends. "You have to continue your life and think about yourself!"
"I'm thinking about my own life now. I cannot let him go that way!" says the princess.
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"Princess, we're tired of it... Don't you feel the same?" say some advisors.
"Yes, so do I..." says the princess.”Okay, I've made a decision."
"Yes, your highness?" ask the advisor excitedly.
"I will stop insisting. I'm tired of thinking about what is good for him, and I'm sure he feels the same."
"If you think so, my princess.”
“I will let him do whatever he likes, and decide himself what’s good or not.”
“That’s the very wise of you, my Lord.”
“While I, my self, will stay around him to keep an eye of him.”
“Excuse me? I thought you said you’re tired, my princess?”
“Yes, but that’s no reason I leave him that way. I will not insist, but will catch him whenever he falls. Isn’t that romantic?” Says the princess.
“… Yes, I guess… your highness…”
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“Tell us, Julia, who is your lucky prince?” ask one of some princesses from a far away kingdom, a friend of our princess. They are having their New Year’s Eve party together that night and they’re playing a game to tell the truth or do a shrift.
“Well, I don’t know…” says our princess.
“What is it, Julia?” asks another princess.
“He’s not my prince… yet.”
“Ah… the frog story,”
“Yes. Well, do you think we should discuss about it? Frog talking isn’t really acceptable for a dinner. Haha.”
“Oh, please… Tell us, what’s the news?”
“Well, I don’t know, guys… This is just the same story I’ve been telling you since last year.”
“Has it been a year? Julia, you must be very persistent for doing so.”
“Yes, I’ve been very devoted. But still, no need to tell anything new. In fact, there is no news. It’s just the same old frog story…”
“Julia, tell us the truth. Aren't you tired of it?”
“Yes, I really am! But this is for my lo…”
“May I be frank? I don’t care with that love craps. Love.. love.. love.. Say it, why do you think you love him? What do you see on him?”
“Well, if you were me, can you just simply let go off that handsome prince? Furthermore, he is actually a heir for hundreds acres of land of a rich king! If he would admit that…”
“But he has decided his way. He's a frog now.”
“Yes, and that’s why I need to open his eyes! He cannot lose those facts, it’s for his own sake! There is no single princess wants to devote her life for a frog problem like this, except me.”
“Julia…”
“I need to bring him back to his place. The place where he belongs.”
“Is that for his own sake, or for your sake?”
“I…”
“Julia, just let him go!”
Then our princess starts to think again about what’s her purpose.
“Julia, you’ve been the most logical person among us.” Says a princess.
“I’m sure.”
“See? So, why can’t you use your logic for this case?”
“I… don’t know… I’m just… I’m sure that he is my match. You know, it's like we are meant to be together.”
“How can you be so sure about that? Don’t you believe that God has a plan for each of us?”
“I do believe in that! That’s why I…”
“No one will ever know who their match is, until the end of their life, Julia… Even a married couple can be divorced. Even if you have been married with a man, death can separate you. After his death, you might find another man that will complete you life again.”
“…”
“There will always be another sky above the highest sky.”
“…”
“It’s not love, Julia. It’s an obsession. I know you are a devoted person; you want to give the best, fight until the end. But what is good for you, isn’t always be the same for other. Sometime, enough is just enough.”
“…”
“Love… Emotion… They are not something exact, or measurable. You will not find where the edge is, but you decide it.”
“…”
“You’ve been working hard, Julia. Love yourself, decide it, accept it, and receive it.”
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It’s just one night, but it gives an answer of her questions after one year wondering about the same problem. This night would be the final night.
“I’ll accept it.” Says our princess. “But I believe it’s not an end of a story, it’s a new page to start another story.”
~~~
God gave you two eyes to see the world, tow hands to grab what you want, two legs to pass your way, but God only gave you one heart… Because he gave the other one to someone else for you to find it.
Just close your eyes, and keep your mind wide open.
