Day 43: The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Chesed in Malchut, Loving-kindness in Leadership
This is one of the rare instances where I think the movie is just as good as the book. The voice in my head while I was reading this book was definitely Peter Falk's. Princess Buttercup, despite not being born to leadership, understands love and kindness in ways that make her a better leader than Prince Humperdinck ever could be. While Humperdinck was born to leadership and has all the power that comes with his position, he has none of the chesed - the love and kindness - that draw people to Buttercup. Her leadership is rooted in love, while his is driven by ego.
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