Have you ever been reprimanded so sweetly that you didn't know it happened?..and yet, you were still convicted and came out for the better? It is an art form to be able to do this, but as a Lady, it is a good thing to strive for. I was watching Pride and Prejudice the other day, and a conversation stood out to me..Elizabeth: "Let her triumph over us from a distance and be satisfied!" Jane: "Lizzie that is unkind."
This is a perfect example of what I am talking about...we do not have to be rude or overbearing or proud, but there is a time and place where we should call people to a higher standard. If we do not call people up and out of their mistakes, or even just, but unkind feelings...We live in a world where people very often are told that they can and should have whatever they want, and can say and so whatever they want...part of being a lady is to shed some of the light of kindness, goodness, and reality on them. This is a high standard in today's terms, but in reality it should be minimum instead of maximum.
This is a perfect example of what I am talking about...we do not have to be rude or overbearing or proud, but there is a time and place where we should call people to a higher standard. If we do not call people up and out of their mistakes, or even just, but unkind feelings...We live in a world where people very often are told that they can and should have whatever they want, and can say and so whatever they want...part of being a lady is to shed some of the light of kindness, goodness, and reality on them. This is a high standard in today's terms, but in reality it should be minimum instead of maximum.
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