The Courtier of Our Society
By Manuel Charles Calderon
7/6/2011
The courtier can be seen and heard by his or her captivating persona — a seductive, charming, and flattering soothsayer who fascinates the ears of politicians, monarchs, and oligarchs. Being a courtier isn’t placing yourself in the position of a pauper, but a place of royalty among the wealthy and most responsible. Robert Greene’s “The 48 Laws of Power” is a very important contribution for society; to never outshine your master and play the perfect courtier is sought after– an important quality that is developed by discipline! We must remember that serving others is much more important than serving ourselves; coercing subordinates is a bad thing to do because like geese, courtiers hiss disapproval. If we are to succeed in this life, we are to understand that the people higher and lower than us must be taken care of, and catapulted to another realm, giving us their former position. Don’t chase geese, they anger very easily.
Everyone feels through their emotion several sensations of anger, depression, irritability, and envy. Should we exhibit these qualities? No matter how thick the ice is, understand that you can melt any heart should you consider that every person likes to think of themselves as the sun with an idea that every person revolves around– a sun king. People of all societies can envision themselves as brilliant, intelligent, and seductive; we give them recognition, and encouragement because of admiration. Criticize anyone and you now create hostility and hatred; disparaging commentary directly to a person of power shall not provide any position of responsibility in business! Encourage your peers. The vanity fair can mirror what we are.
Understand that people always present titles–euphemisms that represent the same task that many businesses implement to give their subjects self-worth. The directors who partake corporatism understand the principle of being a courtier; they interact respectfully among executives in a corporation; employees are to have titles that sound nice and sophisticated because titles boost morale, not pay. For this reason, a person of virtue will be grateful, knowing there’s a game; we are the pawn awaiting to be made into royalty. With every movement, the hand of fate snatches us from existence; we think we’re in control, but mortality says otherwise.
Every courtier understands that flattery is a wondrous poison that is injected the moment we woo the powerful;the attention the master receives is potent ambrosia that some courtiers end up fighting each other, not by the resolve through duels, but coercion and deception. To outwit a fellow courtier is perhaps the creation of insult that never ends. When you outwit fellow co-workers to prove a dull point the colleague feels angry, confused, and seeks retribution. Not matter how indirect, or direct, one and all should understand that revenge is sought through sabotaging careers by two powerful weapons: insinuation and deception.
When we offend a person, the blue skies cloud. A true courtier will not bother with insults directly– planning to make a scene in public’s eye. In the royal court, a courtier is sublime and reads poetry to everyone who will listen; but the prime courtier is one who gains the attention of the king’s fancy. In the business world, remember that you can be the sunshine, or the grey sky. Never rain tears to the oligarchy of corporations because it is after-all a game of chess. If you’re a pawn, you only have to move one position up, but let those who are bishops and rooks cause blunder– they field tacticians. Remember, you are a courtier and a pawn. One day, you will either be slain a pawn or rule as monarch. You look toward your kingdom, smiling proudly as you stand along side the oligarchs gazing into the sun rise.
