Is it pride?

[denuseri]

Only the slave is completely open to her owner in all ways, there are no secrets, no hidden desires, she is naked before Him in all. She bares forth her essence to him in everything, and he deepens her servitude with his strength over her, for she is his most cherished property. In this the slave has nothing but utter trust and total devotion to her owner. Even her own deepest fears must be put aside to please her owners desires. No free woman can truely give this much of herself. It is something truely rare in the world.

It takes great courage to submit in this fashion.

So be proud.


'"There is a difference' laughed Hassan, 'between the pride of a free woman and the pride of the slave girl. The pride of a free woman is the pride of a woman who feels herself to be the equal of a man.
The pride of the slave girl is the pride of the girl who knows that no other woman is the equal of herself."

Tribesmen of Gor, page 333

[tessa]

'"There is a difference' laughed Hassan, 'between the pride of a free woman and the pride of the slave girl. The pride of a free woman is the pride of a woman who feels herself to be the equal of a man.
The pride of the slave girl is the pride of the girl who knows that no other woman is the equal of herself."

Love that! Every word.

I was always taught that "pride goeth before a fall". Well, with the perspective I have now, my idea on that has morphed somewhat. Now I believe that if that "fall" includes kneeling at His feet to do His will, then the pride is properly placed. And rightly deserved. A submissive with no pride has little to offer her/himself or any other, it seems to me.

[SubmissiveDoll]

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'"There is a difference' laughed Hassan, 'between the pride of a free woman and the pride of the slave girl. The pride of a free woman is the pride of a woman who feels herself to be the equal of a man.
The pride of the slave girl is the pride of the girl who knows that no other woman is the equal of herself."

Tribesmen of Gor, page 333

Wow. I still haven't had the pleasure of reading the series. I'd really like to though. But, that quote is absolutely beautiful, and truer than anything I've ever heard.