ANST - Burden of the Crown

[Michelle Vernon-Cole]

VIVAT.....

Mikael and Mikaela
-----Original Message-----
From: Lee Lemons <lalemons at flash.net>
To: ansteorra at Ansteorra.ORG <ansteorra at Ansteorra.ORG>
Date: Monday, March 01, 1999 10:14 PM
Subject: Re: ANST - Burden of the Crown


>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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