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Netflix’s “The Crown” isn’t Uptight, It’s a Return to Decency
3 Lessons from the Royals that can make us all more decent human beings.
So I binged all 4 seasons of “The Crown” last week.
And. It. Was. Delicious.
My favourite character is by far Princess Margaret, which is kind of ironic for the title of this article. Nevertheless, I believe she is still far more decent than 80% of the human race right now. I also believe we, as a collective human race, is in deadly need of a refresher course on decency.
Naturally, one feels quite self-restrained after watching the series, with all the uptight protocols, excessive etiquettes and HRHs.
But not in a bad way...
In fact, I think it has made me a more effective communicator at work, a more tactful friend and just a more decent human being all around.
Since I quite like myself this way, I thought I should share how I came to become like this through the 3 lessons I’ve learnt from “The Crown”:
#1 Have Faith until the End
From Season 3, Episode 4 “Bubbikins”
In one of the most moving scenes of Season 3, Princess Alice said to Prince Philip:
