I believe It is an honor to be loyal, brave, and true. Underneath my armor (my P.P.E.) am I loyal brave and true?Īm I a silly fool? Out in the open, No one to save me,Ĭhasing the answer after my shift is done, In the middle of a pandemic, I ask myself what would a warrior do? We have a clearer view.Īll for family, is the reason, we do what we do.
The Battle song for the unsung ‘Home Health Care Hero’ should be Loyal, Brave, and True. For those who follow the story and listen to the dialogue, if flows like a beautiful poem and ends with a powerful song – Loyal, Brave and True. The girl becomes a Soldier, a Leader, and a Legend. Through trails and tribulations including mortal combat she realizes who she was meant to be. Mulan had the ‘Chi’ but she was not a ‘he’. In China it meant disgrace not only for yourself, but for your family and your village. The penalty for dishonesty is expulsion and disgrace. Penalties for breaking the rules are very strict. There are many rules and regulations one must learn. It symbolizes rebirth and new beginnings of a new life cycle.īasic training is designed to turn boys into fighting men. While out in the desert, lost and all alone she is guided by “The mythological Phoenix bird” that is reborn from ashes. And rides out into the night to join the fight.
In the middle of the night, Mulan steals her father armor, his sword and his horse and disguised herself to look like a young man. He had been wounded in battle and now walked with a cane, but he still volunteered to protect the family name. On his sword was etched the words Loyal, Brave, True. When the Emperor demanded that each family in the empire provide a male to defeat the invading force Mulan’s father volunteered because he had no sons.
He did not want her to be branded as a witch. He noticed that his daughter Mulan was special but warned her to hide her gift. Mulan’s father was a mighty warrior and had fought in the last war, but he had no sons to carry on the family name. That would cause dishonor, shame and exile to her and the family name. According to the marriage match maker the qualities of a good wife is to be quiet, composed, graceful, elegant, poised, refined, and staying in line behind her husband.Ī woman with Chi was called a witch because that was not considered the norm. Winning in battle meant that a soldier was Loyal, Brave and True.ĭaughters only brought honor to the family through marriage. Chi is that vital life force, the synchronization of mind and body. According to Chinese customs “Chi was for warriors”, and war was reserved for sons. The problem arose because ‘she’, was not born a, ‘he’. The story of Mulan is about the daughter who was born with Chi.
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