ES - AOA, etc

[Wilim Penbras]

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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