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Chivalry: Live It. Learn It. Reclaim It.
An unfortunate sign of our times that common decency seems to have been usurped by an ugly, base crassness that – in reality – threatens our very base as a civilization. It is the desire of the Self über alles and all else be damned. Not that long ago, an incredible disaster took place at sea when the RMS Titanic struck the infamous iceberg. As we all know, the ship was doomed. Word went out, “Take to the lifeboats” with the watchwords “Women & Children First!” soon after. Why was this? Because women & children – at the time – held an exalted place in society and it was understood by the culture of the time that in perilous circumstances, the life givers (women) and the next generation (children) should be/must be preserved as much as possible. It was understood at the time that men were ( & remain) expendable. It was expected during this time that they relinquish their safety for those deemed by society to be more precious to civilization. This was proven yet again in Europe later during the 1914-’18 War where men from nations all over Europe were butchered on a mass scale hitherto unknown (at least since the Crusades). The first truly industrialized war produced death of such an immense dimension that the world saw an entire generation of men literally go into the grave. For example, on the first day of their attack on the Somme in 1916, the British Expeditionary Force lost 60,000 men. In. One. Day. Men at the time understood this. It wasn’t all about them. It was about others. Men were proud to give up their seats in the lifeboats to women & children, knowing full well what that would mean: either death by drowning or by hypothermia in the icy North Atlantic waters. They bore it because they had to. There was a selfless trait in them that bore from an earlier time.
This selflessness was borne of the Chivalric Orders created during the Crusades (Deutsche Orden, Knights Templar, Hospitaller) with the intent to protect defenceless Christians coming & going to & from The Holy Land. Those who served as knights were in effect “warrior monks” who took vows of obedience, chastity, poverty, & lifelong service to others. The accent was most definitely not on the “Self” but on others, usually those who could not defend themselves from roving bands of brigands scouring the landscape all over Europe & the Middle East: the poor, the sick, women & children. These knights knew full well they could be seriously injured or killed in the course of their duties but voluntarily served despite this Damocleian-like sword hanging above their heads. The bottom line of “do unto others”, duty, & charity held sway. They could not have imagined the influence they would sow for generations of men seeking to emulate these unselfish values.
Around us – each day – civilization crumbles a little bit more. There has been an erosion in the soil for about the last forty years or so, but now it seems to be picking up steam. All one has to do to witness these Manichean machinations is turn on the news: riots for sneakers, astounding acts of crassness, weird rituals conducted on the job, yet another road rage incident, rape, or a terrible tragedy repeating itself yet again. We could go on posting links but clearly things are going awry.
Chivalry, Duty, & Service to others is the key ingredient in THE MARSCHER LORDS:Brotherhood or Death. It concerns two brothers – one adopted and of Mongolian origin – who see what’s important from two vastly different perspectives: Brother Maxim is a Knight of the Teutonic Order and takes his vows very seriously, adopted Brother Petrus is a Lord and remembers coming from the vast land of the East in desperate poverty. Petrus seeks only to preserve the wealth in the various landed estates. Maxim the lives of those caught up in the path of the advancing Mongolian Horde. Herein lies the conflict. Though at irreconcilable odds, will they risk their lives for outcomes or one another?
Chivalry: Live It. Learn It. Reclaim It.
Obviously, our crowdfunding attempts have yet to tip the production budget of $70,000 our way. As heretofore stated, we are regrouping, reloading, & relaunching as well as speaking with private investors. We will get there as this is a film that simply has to be made for it is a kickstarter to a full-length feature with major franchise potential. It’s not just any film but a very, very, special one. We seek to show there’s another way, a way of standing for something higher than the self because – in the end – that’s all any of us have. A legacy by which we treat our fellow man (& woman). Chivalry Lives. It is our purpose to help those that seek to reclaim it do so, and become better for it. It’s time we took a stand, not for the self but for something better. Something higher: doing our best to serve & protect others.
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Chivalry Never Died. The Gentleman In Most Men Did.
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It’s not too late to arrest this. But we all have to stand together & be examples ourselves that there is a better way. Join us & remember:
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Being Male Is a Matter of Birth. Being a Man Is a Matter of Age. But Being a Gentleman Is a Matter of Choice.
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We thank the Knights of the Free Company for those wondrous quotes. As you go about day to day, stop once in awhile & look around. Help someone. Open the door for a Lady. Leave a loving note for your Mate or Mother. Pick up the tab for the lady in line for coffee behind you. Watch your language around both women & children. You’ll put a lot of smiles on hitherto blank faces. If enough of us do this, people may actually begin to believe there are Angels Amongst Us. We may not be Angels, but we can certainly shoot for the stars even if we hit only the moon.
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