Post-mother's day entry

    Aneka says, "You just hung up on the queen." Then Shuri says, "I just hung up on my mom, there's a difference." We can learn the two ways in which Shuri relates to Ramonda: as her mom, and as her queen. There are generally accepted behaviours and norms on how a layman relates to the queen. In a conversation with someone who's higher than a layman, the initiative to end the conversation is usually from the higher authority. It is outrageous if the layman is the one who stops the conversation.

    Shuri is aware of her relationship with Ramonda. It is intimate. She broke the barriers and addressed him as her mom. In the midst of chaos and their countrymen were in great danger, they coordinate on how to strategize to defeat the enemy. As a mother, Ramonda is caring and protective because "mothers are the greatest helpers in the world [then] they do things that can't be paid or bought with money."1

    It is evident in the movie how Shuri honoured her mother in high regard. “'Honor your father and mother'”—which is the first commandment with a promise— "2 (Ephesians 6:2) As I was writing this, I didn't know how to end it. I was talking with my mother while enjoying our vacation in our house in Pasig. She told me, "when you speak with people, don't speak carelessly and don't act like a teenager. Show them you are walking the talk."

Footnotes:

1 Cunanan, Fer, Mother's Day special: How to honour your mom? (in a practical way?). Sermon at ENCM/S, North York, ON,  May 14, 2023'

2 Biblegateway. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians%206&version=NIV (Accessed May 14, 2023)