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[Michael Silverhands]

Lady Fionnghuala,

Very, very well said. Thank you for giving voice to those thoughts.

The journey is the reward. But the recognition is nice (arguably,  
essential). :-)

Michael Silverhands

On Sep 24, 2006, at 1:11 PM, lizdenpeters at juno.com wrote:

> The SCA ... was envisioned as a refuge, if you will,
> from the more crass aspects of mundane life, a place where courtesy,
> honor and ethics would be appreciated and recognized.  (When did greed
> become a virtue?  And when did shopping become a sport?  Etc.)  While
> this has never been stated to me directly, the idea is clearly there.
> Why else would the unofficial motto be "the Middle Ages -- not as they
> were but as they should have been." ...
>
> ... the appeal of such an organization will not
> be mainstream as it requires a certain amount of effort on the part of
> all participants... [and] is slanted toward those who would be
> considered mavericks, individualists, idealists, nonconformists,
> bohemians.  As an association of these types of people, I am amazed at
> times that, as a group, we can agree about anything at all.  While  
> many
> of us (including me) may lack tact, the passion for what we do is
> unmistakable. ...
>
> Do what you love and do it with passion.  Recognition will come to you
> when it needs to.  And the next time you encounter a [critic], if
> their criticisms are tactless, forgive them and remember that their  
> words
> come from a love and passion for what we do and not from malice.
>
> Yours in serve,
>
> Lady Fionnghuala the Fair "Nuala" and/or my evil twin, Cedric