ANST - Burden of the Crown

[Lee Lemons]

Please pay heed, one and all,  to what this wonderful gentle has  very clearly
and thoughtfully written. Remember, it is VERY easy to judge another without
knowing all the facts, without having walked in their shoes.

Excellent points made, Lorraine.

Thank you.

Curstaidh

Lorraine and/or Kief wrote:

> A month or so back a gentle issued displeasure
> about the way our crowns remain circumspect in
> their dealings....
>
> It got me thinking...
>
> Potentially everyone of us has the ability to
> be Crown or Consort and even if we don't think
> we have that ability we expect certian things
> of our Crowns...in my world view we shouldn't
> expect things of others that we couldn't or
> wouldn't do ourselves so as an exercise: how do
> you measure up to your expectation of what we
> ask of our Monarchs or question what you think
> you would do as Monarch...
>
> Let's assume that the potential Monarchs are
> those who are interested in doing whatever
> they can discern is needed for Ansteorra...
> They want to serve the people and make sure
> that those who deserve recognition get it...
>
> To be of the people...you need to travel and
> meet people... How many places have you traveled
> and how many people do you know there, in how
> many regions?...Do you
> know enough people that when something goes
> haywire in a group, you know people to call on
> to get other views than the ones yelling the
> loudest??
>
> Have you read kingdom law?? What about corporate?
> or even Marshallate? Are you ready to uphold them?
> Do you have enough basis
> of knowledge to make a judgement on whether
> a group is following guidelines or is really
> digging itself deeper.
>
> How much of our history do you know...
> what have we gone through in the past,
> what issues hit our hot buttons?
> What is our glory??
>
> Are you ready to deal with real legal issues
> like rape, assault, or theft.
>
> Are you willing to put aside friendships
> and household ties in matters where
> you would normally be biased? Would you be
> able to put aside your dislike and decide
> justly on an issue with a long time adversary?
>
> How many people have you recommended for awards?
> Do you know your criteria?
>
> Are you ready for a 9 month stint of everyone
> in the kingdom wanting your ear, of being in the
> spotlight ...and are
> you able to generally discern BS from bias, from
> concern, from panic, from "truth" (which is always
> relative)?
>
> Are you ready to decide the fate of groups and
> individuals within the context of the SCA.
>
> Can you go on smiling for "the people"
> when someone you cared deeply about
> just betrayed you?
>
> Do you know who your true friends are?
>
> Are you ready for some of the greatest thrills
> when you see your people at their finest and
> for some of your greatest disappointments
> when you see some of the people you
> admire the most have feet of clay...
>
> These are things I have asked myself
> not because I really think I will
> be a monarch, but because I realized
> what I expected out of one...
>
> I saw how much friends
> of mine who have been monarchs have
> gone through....the pain...the joy...
> the exhaustion...always trying to
> do the best for the kingdom and getting
> tired of not being able to please
> anyone (or at least it seems that way
> caus all ya hear is the bitchin').
>
> I then looked around an realized that on a
> less concentrated level, people who stay
> with our organization and have value have
> also gone through much of this...
>
> just something to think about...
>
> In Service to Ansteorra
>
> Lorraine DeerSlayer
>
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