GOT - The oath of the night watchman as an allegory.
'Night gathers and now my watch begins, it shall not end until my death, i shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children.
I shall wear no crowns and win no glory, i shall live and die at my post, I am the sword in the darkness, i am the watcher on the walls, I am the shield that guards the realm of men, I pledge my life to the night's watch for this night and all the nights to come.'
The oath of the night watchman is a perfect allegory for the unsuccessful male in todays society. Its an oath to stay inside a glorified prison.
I tick many of the boxes: no wife, no children, cant afford to buy property, i will probably retire and die having worked at the same job post, i have to play with my sword in the darkness and i am a watcher of porn from the walls of glass screens, i am a shield that guards the realm of men too, by not marrying i allow other men to marry and create children and have success with the women that i couldnt find or keep.
I shall wear no crowns and win no glory, i shall live and die at my post, I am the sword in the darkness, i am the watcher on the walls, I am the shield that guards the realm of men, I pledge my life to the night's watch for this night and all the nights to come.'
The oath of the night watchman is a perfect allegory for the unsuccessful male in todays society. Its an oath to stay inside a glorified prison.
I tick many of the boxes: no wife, no children, cant afford to buy property, i will probably retire and die having worked at the same job post, i have to play with my sword in the darkness and i am a watcher of porn from the walls of glass screens, i am a shield that guards the realm of men too, by not marrying i allow other men to marry and create children and have success with the women that i couldnt find or keep.
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