Princesses

I like MacDonald's idea that we are all princes and princesses. Daughters of the King. Isn't that a beautiful concept? There is certainly something to be said in it. Princesses must be honest, keep their promises, treat others kindly. But some princesses, as it can be seen throughout history and in many other stories, do not act so wonderfully. They are pompous and rude, and see others as beneath them. This is hardly the kind of princess that MacDonald intended to portray. It's too bad that this is the way we most often see royalty. It seems that power corrupts people and makes them, in a sense, less than what they are. But from a Christian perspective, it is only through being humble and kind that you even become true royalty. This is not to say that only good people are God's children--we all are--but it is those who accept what it means to be the King's child who will make it to His final palace.