女人到底想要什么？

发表于 2009-06-20 15:29:40 类别：海外视野

  年轻的亚瑟王被邻国的国王伏击了，并被投进监狱。邻国的国王本来要杀死他，但被亚瑟王的年轻和理想所打动。于是，这个国王同意释放亚瑟王，前提是亚瑟王能够回答上一个很难的问题。

亚瑟王将有1年的时间来寻找答案，如果1年后，没有找到答案，他仍将被处死。

问题是：女人到底想要的是什么？

即使是最有知识的人面对这个问题也要犯难，何况是亚瑟王呢，看起来这是一个没有答案的问题。但是，这总比死要好，亚瑟王接受了这个国王的要求，1年后找出答案。

亚瑟王回到了自己的王国，开始向每个人征询答案：王后、神父、智者、甚至是招人发笑的小丑。他征询每个人的意见，但没人能给他一个满意的答复。

好多人建议他向一个老女巫请教，只有她能够回答这个问题。

但是，询问所需的价格将会很高，众所周知，这个女巫是因为要价太高而闻名于王国的。差几天就满1年了，亚瑟王没办法只好去找这个女巫。如果亚瑟王能答应她的条件，女巫就同意回答这个问题。

这个老女巫竟向嫁给最高贵的、亚瑟王最亲密的朋友、圆桌武士Lancelot！这个女巫驼着背、相貌才不忍睹、就剩下一棵牙、浑身散发着臭味、发出猥琐的声音，等等，不一而足。亚瑟王一生中从没有碰到过这么丑的生物。

亚瑟王拒绝强迫他的朋友去娶她，去忍受这个可怕的负担。Lancelot,听到这个事情时，跟亚瑟王说，相对于亚瑟王的生命和保护圆桌会议的完整，没有什么是不可以牺牲的。

于是，举行婚礼的消息被传出去了。女巫是这样回答亚瑟网的问题的：什么是一个女人最想要的呢，答案是，掌握她自己的命运。

很快，整个王国都知道这个女巫说出了这个事实，亚瑟王的生命被保住了。

按照以前所说得那样，邻国的国王给了亚瑟王自由。Lancelot 和女巫举行了不可思议的婚礼。洞房的时候到了，Lancelot抱着忍受一切苦难的心情，走进了新房。啊，等待他的是一道靓丽的美景！他从来没有见过这么美丽的一个女人躺在他面前的床上。惊讶的Lancelot问这是怎么会事。

美丽的女人回答说，当她作为一个女巫时，他对她这么好，所以，她决定一半的时间以狰狞的面目出现，另一半时间以美丽的面孔出现。你将怎样选择，是晚上漂亮，还是白天？

Lancelot面对着眼前的情况陷入了沉思。在白天，一个美丽的夫人展现在他朋友的面前，但晚上，一个老巫婆出现在他自己的城堡里？还是，一个狰狞的面目出现在白天，一个美丽的妇人在晚上跟他度过美妙的、亲密的时光？

你将做出什么样的选择？

Lancelot的选择在下文可以看到，但是，在你往下流览前，作一下你的选择。

高贵的Lancelot，知道女巫是怎么回答亚瑟王的问题的，说，他允许她自己做出选择。听到这，女巫说她将所有的时间里都以美丽的面孔出现，因为他给了她做主的权利，得到了她的尊重。这个故事告诉我们一个什么样的寓意呢？

Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a neighboring kingdom. The monarch could have killed him but was moved by Arthur's youth and ideals. So, the monarch offered him his freedom, as long as he could answer a very difficult question.

Arthur would have a year to figure out the answer and, if after a year, he still had no answer, he would be put to death.

The question? What do women really want?

Such a question would perplex even the most knowledgeable man, and to young Arthur, it seemed an impossible query. But, since it was better than death, he accepted the monarch's proposition to have an answer by year's end.

He returned to his kingdom and began to poll everyone: the princess, the priests, the wise men and even the court jester. He spoke with everyone, but no one could give him a satisfactory answer.

Many people advised him to consult the old witch, for only she would have the answer.

But the price would be high; as the witch was famous throughout the kingdom for the exorbitant prices she charged. The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no choice but to talk to the witch. She agreed to answer the question, but he would have to agree to her price first.

The old witch wanted to marry Sir Lancelot, the most noble of the Knights of the Round Table and Arthur's closest friend! Young Arthur was horrified. She was hunchbacked and hideous, had only one tooth, smelled like sewage, made obscene noises, etc. He had never encountered such a repugnant creature in all his life.

He refused to force his friend to marry her and endure such a terrible burden, but Lancelot, learning of the proposal, spoke with Arthur. He said nothing was too big of a sacrifice compared to Arthur's life and the preservation of the Round Table.

Hence, a wedding was proclaimed and the witch answered Arthur's question thus: What a woman really wants, she answered.... is to be in charge of her own life.

Everyone in the kingdom instantly knew that the witch had uttered a great truth and that Arthur's life would be spared.

And so it was, the neighboring monarch granted Arthur his freedom and Lancelot and the witch had a wonderful wedding. The honeymoon hour approached and Lancelot, steeling himself for a horrific experience, entered the bedroom. But, what a sight awaited him. The most beautiful woman he had ever seen, lay before him on the bed. The astounded Lancelot asked what had happened.

The beauty replied that since he had been so kind to her when she appeared as a witch, she would henceforth, be her horrible deformed self only half the time and the beautiful maiden the other half.

Which would he prefer? Beautiful during the day.... or night?

Lancelot pondered the predicament. During the day, a beautiful woman to show off to his friends, but at night, in the privacy of his castle, an old witch? Or, would he prefer having a hideous witch during the day, but by night, a beautiful woman for him to enjoy wondrous, intimate moments?

What would YOU do?

What Lancelot chose is below, BUT.... make YOUR choice before you scroll down below. OKAY?

Noble Lancelot, knowing the answer the witch gave Arthur to his question, said that he would allow HER to make the choice herself. Upon hearing this, she announced that she would be beautiful all the time because he had respected her enough to let her be in charge of her own life.

Now....what is the moral to this story?

The moral is: .... If you don't let a woman have her own way.... things are going to get ugly!