Chivalry is Alive

Dave Chappell once said, “Chivalry is dead, and women have killed it.” This statement is as far away from the truth as you can get. Today, honesty and knightliness are attributes most people aspire to because they want to be more than they can be, like John Thatcher said in A Knight’s Tale, “Change your stars, and live a better life than I have.” People are trying to live a better life, and attract the people that will encourage them living a life of honor and charity. There was this time I was in Bolivia, and we were all rushing to get onto the boats because whoever missed this boat got left behind. So someone had fallen down, and instead of trampling over her, everyone stopped and helped her get up which may have saved her life, because there were so many people trying to get on the boat, which is a chivalrous thing to do. So the simple act of opening a door for your date, or letting your date open the door for you could be more vital than the actual conversation. The qualities that people have determine who they are going to become, and chivalry is that of an upper class nature. Third Eye Blind once wrote “She Likes Me For Me” which is a song about how a guy meets a girl who likes him just because of his personality. We are all one for earth is legion, essentially, but with different personalities, which define who we are, and what kind of people we have around us. The people we have around us also affect how we act, and which is a case of enviroment. Alec Guinness in “Star Wars A New Hope” said, “Stretch out with your feelings, and trust your instinct,” which is something most people do on a subconscious level, and instinctively we do the right thing, and behave like adults, as opposed to children. Mature adults naturally act chivalrous in their behavior, and therefore chivalry is not dead but very much alive.