[Ansteorra] What are we here for?

[Sue Delk]

Count Guthar,

    Thank you for your missive.  I am a lady whose lord husband does not play SCA.  I don't have somebody who can always tote and haul things when I go to SCA events.  I can't tell you how much I appreciate someone helping me carry my things or help setting up my camp.  The basic acts of chivalry are one of the reasons why I keep playing SCA, but I see fewer acts of it anymore, and it saddens me.  I sometimes feel guilty even asking someone to help, when it shouldn't be that way.
    Thank you for the reminder that we are here not only to play the game we enjoy, but to help and serve others.  I hope gracious ladies will always respond kindly with a "Thank You" at the very least.  
    You are an inspiration to others, and I do hope to see more acts like this in the future.

In service to Crown and Kingdom,
HL Genevieve del Gamba
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Michael Gunter 
  To: ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org 
  Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 11:11 AM
  Subject: [Ansteorra] What are we here for?


  After the discussion last week about personna and cookies
  and all of that I decided I would like to toss this point out
  as well.

  The Society is a place where honor, courtesy and chivalry
  are not to be the exception but the rule. In the modern
  world if I were to go to a complete stranger and ask to
  help her with the huge load of groceries she was carrying
  she would probably call the cops on me. In our Society it
  is expected to assist anyone in need. Unfortunately we
  tend to forget this very basic and defining foundation.
  Too often we are all busy in what we are doing and don't
  notice what we SHOULD be doing. I've been just as
  guilty as everyone else in this.

  This weekend I was sitting under a pavillion with HG
  Patrick-Michael, King Martin of Trimaris and others when
  we looked up to see a lady hauling a table over to the
  area where the fighters were doing pickups. Nobody
  stopped to assist her. I got up (accidentally clanging
  my armored kneecop into HG's unarmored knee. Sorry
  Your Grace!) and carried it the last few feet for her.
  She was bringing water to the fighters and got no
  help.

  I know we are tired, I know we are busy, I also know
  that our ladies are very capable of taking care of themselves.
  But we need to remember basic courtisies and that includes
  helping those that need help. I don't care if it is man or
  woman, child or duke. Remember to offer assistance.
  Remember that courtesy extends to the site we have
  for the weekend. Pick up your cigarett butts, clean up
  your area and help the autocrats for after you are gone.

  This is as much a reminder to myself as it is to everyone
  else because I've been just as guilty. Our Society is
  BETTER than the one where we go to work every week
  and we have to keep it that way.

  Thank you.

  Gunthar


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