[Ansteorra] Question 11/11

Fitzmorgan at aol.com Fitzmorgan at aol.com
Tue Nov 12 01:34:01 PST 2002


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       Right and Wrong for me doesn't change with context.  That being said
there are differences in how I behave with different people, within and
without the SCA.  Mostly a matter of degree.  My basic values are the same in
any context, but I'm more likely to pause and think before I speak and act in
an SCA setting than I might in other settings.  If I'm around people who are
behaving well and being kind and polite, I will pretty much automatically
behave well myself.  If I'm around people who are behaving badly, being nasty
or cruel, that will tend to bring out those aspects in my personality.  In an
SCA context I am much more likely to notice and resist those tendencys,
because they jar and feel out of place.  When I'm in a setting where that
kind of behaviour is the norm I can slip into that mindset without really
noticing.
       To put it another way, when I'm not paying attention my behavior tends
to conform to that of the people around me.  Sometimes that's a good thing
and sometimes it's not.  I try to correct poor behavior on my part as soon as
I notice it.  I tend to notice it faster in an SCA setting, because I'm more
likely to be paying attention.
       I wish I could say that I'm always on my best behaviour and always
measure up to the ideals I aspire to, but I can't.  When I fall short of
those ideals it is much more likely to be in a mundane setting that in an SCA
setting.

Robert Fitzmorgan

In a message dated 11/11/2002 6:28:37 PM Central Standard Time,
ldeerslayer at yahoo.com writes:


> To you, are your actions and personna in the SCA seperate from your everyday
> existance. Meaning do you hold a different standard of behaviour and
> interaction in the SCA than you do with people in other parts of your life?
>
> I ask this because there are several people whom I  have interacted with
> who I have seen be very manipulative, controlling, and have been dishonest,
> underhanded  and destructive in respect to their actions in the SCA (they
> seem to see all their interactions with the SCA as personna play)...but
> when seeing them outside an SCA context they expect me to still trust them
> and see them as friends...I just want to know if this is a "norm"
>
> Lorraine
>




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