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<DIV>Lady Catrin,</DIV>
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<DIV>You are as wise as you are talented, and that is considerable. This
has always been my philosophy in the SCA as well as in the modern world, and it
has served me well. After almost 28 years in and out of the SCA, you can
well imagine that many of the newcomers that I have met throughout the years
have become royalty and peers, some several times over. I have always
found it much more rewarding to be kind and generous to all regardless of rank
or station. If I hear something nice about someone, I always make it
a point to tell that person what I have heard. I enjoy that sort of gossip
far better than the other. Teach by example, Good Lady, and stay your
course. I predict that you will go far.</DIV>
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<DIV>Caterina</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 1/6/2009 5:40:34 P.M. Central Standard Time,
ladycatrin@gmail.com writes:</DIV>
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treat every new person as a valuable addition to the group, look at them as
someone who might someday be a King, or a Queen, or a Lion, or a master and
teacher of their art... then I think the support we give to our newcomers
takes on a whole new level of importance.
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