ES - AOA, etc
Wilim Penbras
wilim.penbras at pandora.org
Mon Feb 5 08:12:10 PST 2001
Greetings,
I'm not sure who has the sigline but if I may paraphrase it, it somes it up best from my point of view:
I would rather people wonder why no statue was erected in my honor than wonder why one was.
In Service,
Wilim Penbras
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Karie Mitchell" <allessandre at hotmail.com>
Reply-To: elfsea at ansteorra.org
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 15:42:24 -0000
>>From: Alfredo Dulles <lord_alfredo_dulles at yahoo.com>
>>
>>So I was wondering, what does it take to earn an Award
>>of Arms in the Society? I know its the first award
>>anybody ever receives, but how does a body get it?
>
>Dear Alfredo,
>
>It takes many different things to earn an Award of Arms in the Society. I
>am happy for Padraig's answer, he is correct that it
>takes RECOGNITION to be recommended.
>
>But I am also interested in why you have asked this question. Are
>you trying to learn an appropriate answer to tell people who are
>unfamiliar with our organization? Or trying to advise someone about
>how to earn an AoA? Are you asking this on a wider scale, see what
>differences there are from kingdom to kingdom?
>
>An Award of Arms here in Ansteorra (and that is the only experience I have)
>is usually earned within the first few years of regular service in our
>Society. Some fall through the cracks (like Donnell) and some do "stick
>their foot in it" and it takes them a while to "recover". But I think a
>majority of them, come in, fall in love with this hobby of ours, and do
>everything that they can to promote the magic that they feel. They become
>excellent contributing members, either through service, or their arts, or
>even sometimes their excellent fighting skills, or even a combination of
>these. They do this not because they know that it will give them rank, but
>because they want to be worthy of that rank.
>
>I find the whole situation of "how to earn awards" rather odd. But I find
>that it is best to approach it with the attitude of "I would like to be able
>to bear the responsibilities of (a knight, pelican, laurel, Don) and be
>recognized having the qualities of a (laurel, knight, Don or pelican)." I
>think it is healthier than the idea of "I want knighthood or to be a
>pelican" (although it might be considered an "abbreviation" of the previous
>statements).
>
>I know that I'm going on (and on, and on - :) but I hope that I am
>clarifying points for you, as well as some of the attitudes you have
>encountered on the list. If you (or anyone) wishes to have clearer
>understanding of my ideas, please contact me privately.
>
>Sincerely,
>Alessandra Desiderio
>Baroness of Elfsea
>
>allessandre at hotmail.com
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