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BEING A PRINCE continued our families, for it means that we are servants to no one but those whom we are to lead—not by title, not by fear or puissant strength, but through integrity, dedication, and devotion with and to our fellow man untethered by static obligations which seek to rule us without the benefit of free thought. This is why ultimately Constans knew what he had to do. He, as we, wrestled with the ties that bound him to his vigil. Yet, as noble and beneficial to his future as it was, he knew that service
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to his fellow man was, beyond all else, the choice to make even if it meant his life.
We are servants to no one but those whom we are to lead. Odds are we are not going to be faced with a hoard of barbarians breaking down the gates of our walled city placing the lives of all those we care about in peril, but we will be faced with many challenges in our daily lives
where we can call on the words of our Prince Commander. For the message does not always mean actually dying for another; it also means putting another’s life or their well-being before our own—to serve another that they may thrive. Even in your daily life, amid all of your trials and tribulations, the next time that you find someone down on their luck, in need of emotional support, or just requiring a helping hand, that is your moment to be a Sublime Prince. Spes mea in Deo est!
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