[Ansteorra] Odd question reguarding persona development

[Susan]

Thank you for your story Simone, you were one of the first people in the 
SCA that I met outside of the local group I was in.  From what I 
remember of you, I would say you did a great job of this.  Generosity, 
loyalty, duty, compassion, and passion paint the picture I have of you.

I have heard similer stories of persona development from others who 
joined the SCA as kids on their own.  It sounds like you had a great 
mentor guiding you through.

Susan

Simone Ui'Dunlaingh wrote:

>When I first joined. i was told  about creating a persona. I did not
>have a real grasp of history. mater of fact at the time i hated to
>read and was one of those kids you folks warned you to stay away from.
> SIr mika was very patient with me. i wanted to learn to fight so he
>made a deal for each history book i read we made me a piece of armor.
>he started me out  with books on the crusades. then  books on history
>of difrent cultures. we talked alot of honour and integrety and
>chivalry.  the great ideal our society values. ideals which were non
>exisitant  in myown life back then.
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>my persona in the SCA  became a person I wished I could be holding
>dear to the ideal i personaly lacked. over the years learnign to act a
>person of honour I have learned to have honour in my own life.
>learning to be a person of chivalry i began to aply it in my own life.
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>It has been a journey. Today i still read I love it. my poersona is an
>9th century Irish woman of respectability honour and integrety. and
>though Istrive to have all that simone is in real life My persona is
>still more than i am so that i may continue to strive to be better.
>
>I think when creating our personas each of us has a diffent reason we
>chose what we chose. Yet in the end we are all better for it.
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>Simone
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