[DFT] Fw: [ChivalryToday] From the Chivalry Newsdesk

[Mark Davis]

So, who were our champions?  Got the Bardic  bit. 
What of the others?


Einarr


--- Seanan <seanan at elfsea.net> wrote:
>  From the Chivalry Today News Desk
> By Scott Farrell
> ©2004, Shining Armor Enterprises
> www.ChivalryToday.com
> 
> The Code of Chivalry can be found in chronicles of
> medieval history,
> but issues regarding chivalrous behavior and
> knightly ideals can also
> be found in today’s headlines. Here are some recent
> news stories that
> demonstrate what an important role chivalry plays in
> our world. Follow
> the links at the end of each blurb (or cut-and-paste
> them into your
> browser’s address window) to get more details — then
> discuss and
> explore these stories with friends, family members
> and co-workers as a
> means of bringing chivalry to life in the modern
> world.
> 
> = = = = =
> 
> Sales and Chivalry
> Talk about "chivalry and salespeople" and you'd
> better get used to
> having people laugh in your face. (Trust me on that
> one - I'm speaking
> from experience.) In our culture, we expect anyone
> who's selling a
> product to be sly, persuasive and unctuous.
> In essence, there are few individuals considered
> less trustworthy than
> a salesperson. Why? Because traditional wisdom
> dictates that in sales
> the only goal is to "close the deal." The fast buck
> is (usually)
> considered more important than the well being of the
> customer.
> Yet there is another approach to sales - one that
> acknowledges that the
> most productive salesperson is the one who looks out
> for the customer's
> best interest instead of simply trying to wrest the
> customer's credit
> card out of his or her grip.
> Here's an article from The Spin magazine (a
> sales-industry trade
> journal) that reminds anyone involved in selling of
> this fact: A good
> salesperson must be a good person first, and a good
> seller second.
> That's how a salesperson becomes a knight in shining
> armor.
> Read the story at:
>
http://www.huthwaite.com/thespin/the_spin_46.htm#Salesperson
> 
> Faith and the Refugee
> If you'd knew that a neighbor, co-worker or casual
> acquaintance made a
> promise to a boy halfway around the world, then was
> killed in an
> accident, would you feel obliged to follow through
> on the commitment?
> That's exactly what happened when a group of
> Japanese business
> executives heard about a journalist's pledge to
> attain medical aid for
> a boy blinded during a bombing in Iraq. The members
> of a Tokyo Rotary
> Club have honored both the refugee and a journalist
> who was killed in
> the line of duty by making sure that a pledge of
> mercy, made in the
> heat of war, didn't die with its maker. It's a
> wonderful testament to a
> group of knights in shining armor who reached across
> the globe to help
> someone in need.
> Read the story at:
>
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20040603-1932-japan-
> helpingmohamad.html
> 
> The Dangers of Dehumanizing
> As the ripples of the events in Iraq's Abu Ghraib
> prison continue to be
> felt throughout the global community, we're left to
> reflect on how this
> incident has affected everyone who values chivalry
> in its truest sense
> - as a warrior's code of honor. An interview with
> the retired
> helicopter pilot who halted the infamous My Lai
> Massacre brings a very
> personal perspective on the need for chivalry and
> respect in battle -
> and on how a lack of respect for enemies,
> competitors or adversaries
> weakens self-respect and degrades the understanding
> of right and wrong.
> (WARNING: There is a moderately graphic picture
> attached to this
> article. Proceed with discretion.)
> Read the story at:
>
http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/040523/abuse.shtml
> 
> = = = = =
> 
> What's new at Chivalry Today?
> - Read several new "Portraits in Chivalry" -
> real-life stories of
> modern knights in shining armor;
> - Discover the place of competition and ambition in
> the Code of
> Chivalry in "Strength & Chivalry";
> - Take the "Athlete's Pledge of Chivalry" just in
> time for summer
> sports.
> 
> Plus, you can always purchase "Chivalry Today" CDs
> and merchandise, and
> learn about upcoming seminars in the Chivalry Store
> in the left-hand
> navigation bar at www.ChivalryToday.com
> 
> = = = = =
> 
> Readers are permitted and encouraged to share this
> article with others
> as a way of furthering the understanding of the Code
> of Chivalry in the
> modern world. Scott Farrell's seminars on chivalry
> and the knightly
> virtues are available to businesses, schools and
> civic organizations
> throughout the Southern California area; more
> information can be found
> on our website. Please include all copyright
> statements and
> attributions when forwarding Chivalry Today
> articles. Copyright 2004
> Scott Farrell and Shining Armor Enterprises. Visit
> our website at
> www.ChivalryToday.com .
> 
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