Introductory Note
«Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you girded yourself and walked where you would; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go.» (Jo XXI:18)
«Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you girded yourself and walked where you would; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go.» (Jo XXI:18)
This thread will follow the life of the 19 year-old Princess Contança, heir apparent of the Hugolandian throne, and will accompany her through some difficult choices, the most visible being the choice of whether to accept being proposed to the Royal Court as Princesa do Lima (Princess of Lima), i.e. as the official heir to the Hugolandian throne.
However, she will find herself amidst old dilemmas, indeed, she will face and attempt to find a path out of the great dilemma that traditionalists/conservatives face when History - the Winds of Change - seems to be headed for the destruction of traditional values, and, ultimately, to the self-destruction of reason: "the dictatorship of relativism", to quote Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
Are all traditions good? What should we keep as perennial, what should we let go as transitory?
Through this journey of the intellect, which is also a journey of faith, the history of Princess Costança will, undoubtedly, reflect my own personnal intellectual journey. I hope it can help me gaining a better understanding of myself, and I will be glad if it can be useful for others.
Oporto, on the 11[SUP]th[/SUP] of May of 2013,
Hugo
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