ES - Re: AOA thread
AerynGeil at AOL.com
AerynGeil at AOL.com
Wed Feb 7 16:53:21 PST 2001
I know most of the thread has lapsed but my experience has stuck with me and
a cautionary tale never hurts.
Here goes...
In a highly political shire in a kingdom far far away a girl went to college
and joined the SCA.
My first event was at the Strong family castle (publishers out of Chicago)
and I fell in love with the dream. Then I went to a business meeting where
too many adults acted like children -- but the dream was strong and I went to
another event. I helped cut vegetables in the kitchen and someone fed me
Baklava!!!. The hook to go and play, especially to volunteer in a kitchen,
was set.
A new person came to the shire -- only later did we find out he had a PAST in
another kingdom -- he thought the WAY to power was to bind people to him
using awards.
I was not at the event where Ealasaid received her AOA - someone handed me
the paper at the end of a business meeting with no words. The dream became
nightmarish for a while - I did not think I had earned the award. There was
dust in my mouth at the mention of politics and awards.
Soon - bless THEM all - I moved to Ansteorra's savage border. The people
there loved the dream as much as I did. A few years later Ealasaid was
called into court to receive her Comet. I told the crown I would do my best
to be worthy of that award as I finally felt I had earned my AOA.
Bless them too that they had the sense to point out to me the things I had
done to earn the Comet - And the dream was bright again.
The people of Ansteorra deserve great credit that politics is played only a
little here and most people are willing to speak out when they see a good
thing happening.
In service to the dream for love and respect of it.
Lady Ealasaid Mac alBhaird called Aeryn
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