[Ansteorra] History/Enculturation/Cliquishness....

[Keyna]

I like that. I feel better already.
Keyna

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From: "Theron Bretz" <tbretz at montroseclinic.org>
To: <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 2:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] History/Enculturation/Cliquishness....


> > That is sad. I know the feeling I've been there before. A lot of period
> > mannerism has died out in the last several years. And unfortunately when
> > some folks get up there in rank (sorta speak) they become full of
> themselves
> > to notice others unless it involves the things that gave them there
rank.
> I
> > have seen this with the fighters. All they want to talk about or do is
> > anything that has to do with fighting. Everything is second best.
>
> Sadly, the good old days were seldom as good as people think they were. I
> can show you articles and letters in twenty year old issues of TI that say
> the same thing you did above. The fact is, when we first get in, it's all
> magical, shiny and new. As uncourteous as our modern world is, even a
> modicum of medieval courtoisie seems grand. As it becomes familiar, the
> gloss wears off.  After a while, we start noticing what's wrong more than
we
> notice what's right.
>
> I find the best cure for this is new people.  Even if I can't
re-experience
> my first days in the Society, I can do it vicariously through them.
>
> Luciano
>
>
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