[NR] Thoughts on the past

elbert smith ptsotha at hotmail.com
Tue Feb 19 07:49:48 PST 2002


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O ye     ,, well said you Grace
>From: willow taylor
>Reply-To: northern at ansteorra.org
>To: northern at ansteorra.org
>Subject: Re: [NR] Thoughts on the past
>Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 15:15:43 -0600
>
>
>THE DREAM ....Ah there is the rub! In the past many Ansteorrans fought
>against our kingdom from becoming one of the Dream kingdom. We understood
>there is not one Dream but many little ones. We create the construct- THE
>KINGDOM OF ANSTEORRA- This construct had rules and norms and values. We
>based the kingdom on bits and parts of the medieval world. We then
>allowed people to fit their dreams into the system. Things had a reality
>to them. You asked a young girl for a favor because a gentleman of
>Ansteorra was courtly. Knights sang because It was the proper thing for
>an Ansteorran knight to do. The nobles did things because there was the
>Noble obligation. That what a good medieval noble would had done. This
>construct was based on a reality so we understood we had to work for it.
>
>Now we have THE DREAM. It was first pushed hard by kings who wanted
>Ansteorra to be broken into smaller kingdom. Then it was pushed by kings
>who did not want to live up to the Ansteorran ideal of King. The Dream
>allows whoever is in charge to define it. Think about a new person coming
>into the SCA. They are told that there is a Dream and you should live
>to it. Two things happen; first is related to the term Dream, Many of
>these newcomers to the SCA have spent their whole lifes playing role
>playing and video games and in these games things are done without
>effort. When you tell them "we are living the Dream " it makes it sound
>like they don't need to put in any effort into the SCA. The man who
>brought me into the SCA told me " it is a game but a very serious one. "
>Second problem our new people have is there is no clear definition of THE
>DREAM. They go to person after person and get different versions. and
>soon they give up. They start talking about The dream in vague ways
>afraid to do anything because they are not sure what it is. THE DREAM
>also give people a great out. If there is something they don't want to do
>well it not in their DREAM.
>
>Lets talk about THE DREAM dividing people. When we were the kingdom of
>Ansterorra or the Barony of whats-it we were working together to put on
>pre 17th century events. This meant that we all worked together to create
>something we could share. Sometimes we ran into problems because my dream
>of the Viking age didn't fit into your dream of the War of the Roses.
>This resulted in different kinds of events. and comprises between
>people. We knew there were things that we needed to talked out because we
>talked about our dreams and our difference. Now everyone uses THE DREAM
>and they think they are talking about the same thing but they are not.
>
>The Ansteorra of the past was not a DREAM kingdom. It was a place were we
>studied history and tried to bring to life the best of the Medieval
>dream. We studied things like honor., chivalry and courtesy by doing
>them. Today we are a group of people in the SCA "living the Dream"
>When there was a combination of THE DREAM and the reality it was OK. THE
>DREAM people gave us lots of fluffy candy and Ansteorrans gave us the
>reality to work for. We are out of balance. We need to promote our IDEALS
>of honor, courtesy and duty. We need to work together to make Ansteorra
>come alive. Each one of us can work for this by believing in Ansteorra ..
>If you have to talk about THE DREAM do so but also talk about the things
>that make it come alive. Then go out and do them.
>
>Willow de Wisp
>
> > For all of you who have caught yourselves complaining that the SCA
> > isn't
> > what it used to be....
> > What have you done recently to encourage harmony and peace in the
> > dream.....
>
> > When was the last time you spoke with gentle speech to an elderly
> > grandmother
> > And watch the blush of youth come back into her cheeks.....
>
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