Becoming Anna

As some (or most) of you have probably noticed, my username is 'Anna' even though that isn't my real name. I always say that my imagination takes up the space where my brain should be (it is all too true), which is where Anna originated from. Anna Buckley (Yes, Buckley. Just for my friend Ed.) is a sort of alter ego of mine, one where I think a little more and talk a little less.


This past weekend, I was stuck with my parents at a chastity conference. I was prepared for the worst (after all, I was stuck at a conference with my mom and dad while my sisters went shopping without me). Actually, the conference turned out to not be that bad. The speakers were pretty good, but I ended up having my thoughts drift away to Narnia as they often do. What really got me thinking about Narnia were the second and third speakers. The second speaker was supposed to talk from the guys' point of view, and the third speaker from the girls'. This was where I realized the genius of C.S. Lewis.

Lewis could not have picked a better time period for Narnia. He created a world where there was respect and honor, guys were chivalrous, and goodness triumped. When I was at this conference, the one speaker was talking about the fact that in today's society, girls have started to take the lead and the men are following. Somehow, my thoughts drifted to Narnia. I know that some people may think this is implying that girls are weak and incapable of caring for themselves. That, of course, is not true. However, think of Narnia. Go to The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. When war broke out, Aslan did not think that Susan and Lucy were incapable of fighting: it just wasn't their place. Did you ever think of either of them as weak? Although the men upheld their place as the protectors, the women did their jobs as well. I don't know, maybe I'm getting a little bit too fairytale-y. This was just what came into my mind during this conference, in between the very interesting tasting sandwiches and jotting down Narnian story ideas in my notebook.

So as I am working on becoming Anna (To Elwen: Yes, becoming Anna did help me defeat the fliratcious Corky n' friend. Hehe...) I am also working on being like a lady of Narnia. Although I am fully capable of protecting myself, providing for myself, and being a leader, I will try and let the guy do his job. Because...

"A lady of Narnia must not take more than one pack of complimentary mints when the guy at the hotel offers them to you, even if they are sugarfree, minty fresh, and have trivia questions on the side."