So, the other night I watched a show on the Hapsburg Empire of Vienna. The Hapsburg family ruled Vienna for over 600 years.
They believed that God created two types of people, those who were born to rule, which just happened to be the Hapsburg family (good news for them)....and those whom God created to be ruled and to serve, which just happened to be everyone else.
The Hapsburg's had two very large palaces, their summer and their winter homes. These palaces were extravagant....with silver and gold table settings, and the best jewels of the continent.
The walls of these palaces were built wide enough to hide the servants' corridors. The staff would literally walk between the walls....traveling from room to room to serve.
The fireplaces within the palaces were not your typical fireplaces. Instead they were large ornate ceramic decorations within each room. The fireplaces did not open into the rooms, instead the ceramic conducted the heat from the fire that was built by the servants behind the wall out into the room, allowing the fireplaces to be large pieces of art within each room. The servants spent their time walking between the walls, building fires.
Sometimes as a woman, I feel like some of the world believes that I was created to be ruled and to serve.....and sometimes as a woman, I feel like I live and work between the walls....totally unseen and yet always there....serving...building fires.
You could have said so much more...but the blog does get read by others!!! I am reading btween the lines!
ReplyDeleteYes. I know that feeling. I know the paths between the walls very well. But you know what? Between those walls is a whole world that is real, tender, and maybe needs me more than the great house. We are the mistresses of the margins.
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