Fwd: [Ravensfort] Fwd: [Ansteorra] Peerage - Good and Bad, the Possibilites

Wed Jun 29 21:13:26 PDT 2005

Another oldie but goodie

FYI

Lorraine

--- L T <ldeerslayer at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: L T <ldeerslayer at yahoo.com>
> To: ravensfort at ansteorra.org
> Subject: [Ravensfort] Fwd: [Ansteorra] Peerage - Good and Bad, the Possibilites
> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 18:20:26 -0700 (PDT)
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>  I'm crossposting this from the Ansteorra list...cause I figured ya'll'd like it!!!
> L
> 
>   "C. L. Ward" <gunnora at vikinganswerlady.org> wrote: From: "C. L. Ward"
> To:
> CC:
> Subject: [Ansteorra] Peerage - Good and Bad, the Possibilites
> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 15:33:25 -0500
> 
> Greetings from Gunnvor!
> 
> I had a copy of the excellent little essay on peerage sent to me, and I
> liked it so well that I asked for and received permission from the author to
> repost it in Ansteorra.
> 
> ::GUNNVOR::
> 
> ----- Reposted Message, By Permission ------
> 
> > From: "Amy L. Hornburg Heilveil"
> > Date: 2002/06/13 Thu PM 01:50:22 EDT
> > To: Authentic_SCA at yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Authentic_SCA] peerage - good and bad, the possibilites
> >
> >
> We just had a similar discussion on my kingdom's list - stuffy peers - and
> it was stopped fairly quickly
> wonder who helped do that? Anyway, some thoughts that came out of that
> before it was quashed. And some thoughts I had after it was
> quashed. *grin* These are being posted as my opinions and ideas. I'm not
> saying that everyone has to subscribe to them. This is also not to
> encourage peer bashing or non-peer bashing, so please let's not go there.
> 
> Not all peers are bad.
> Not all peers are good.
> Peerage does not confer knowledge, nor does it take away knowledge.
> Peerage does not confer a usable brain; one can either have or lack such a
> thing with or without peerage.
> Peerage does not make one stuffy; one can be stuffy without peerage.
> Peerage can inflate the ego.
> Peerage can make one humble and awed.
> It is possible to be an ass before peerage.
> It is possible to become more of an ass after peerage.
> It is possible to realize upon peerage, that other people are looking at
> one and then clean up the asinine-ness in one's behavior in order to be a
> better example.
> It is also possible to realize all of this, not care, and not change.
> There are peers who should not be emulated.
> There are peers who should be emulated as closely as possible.
> 
> In short, the one thing that peers have in common is that they are all
> human - all have faults, all have flaws, and every one was a newbie at one
> time looking for a clue. Being a peer doesn't instantly make one a better
> person, smarter, more engaging, nor do one's jokes all become funny at that
> point. *grin* Not being a peer also doesn't make one a better person,
> smarter, more engaging, and one's jokes still aren't necessicarily funny
> all the time. *grin*
> 
> Being a peer bestows responsibility - to one's kingdom, one's family, one's
> friends, one's household, and the society at large. Part of that
> responsibility is remembering that one is a peer and, no matter what one
> does, after one gets peerage, one is *always* identified as such. Anything
> that comes out of one's mouth from that point on, is going to be taken as
> gospel by someone. Any action that one takes from that point on, someone
> is going to be watching and will remember how they saw a peer act in that
> situation. Part of the responsibility is remembering that one was not
> always a peer and one is human. Not all peers take the responsibility
> seriously and it is a loss to themselves and the society (for all those
> they could have helped and won't because they are viewed as unapproachable
> in some manner). Those peers who do take the responsibility seriously
> should be applauded and thanked - often.
> 
> Everyone who enters the society has the possibility of becoming a
> peer. *everyone* Everyone within the society has peer-like qualities in
> them. How those qualities develop and manifest themselves is not only up
> to the individual, but also those around them; including the peers with
> whom they come into contact.
> 
> Peerage isn't a reward, it's recognition. It is not given, it is earned.
> 
> I can recognize someone as a peer because they (obviously) earned that
> rank. However, they must still earn my respect; *that* is never freely
> given.
> 
> One never knows who one might inspire to greatness or toss into the
> darkness with a single phrase, word, or look. A moment of your time could
> be solidify a lifetime commitment of service and learning in the SCA for
> someone else. Take the moment. It's worth it in the long run - to you, to
> the person with whom you are speaking, and to the society as a whole.
> 
> I often need to remind myself of this; I am not a peer and I don't pretend
> to be one; but I know that I can have an impact on people and I know that I
> am pointed to when certain subjects arise. Just as Bran learned, one
> needn't be a peer to inspire another person or gain a reputation for
> certain aspects of the game. Be yourself, have fun and enjoy the game. If
> you learn something along the way, good for you. If you teach someone
> something along the way, congratulations, that's even
> better. *grin* Knowledge, once acquired, can never be taken away; but it
> can be freely given. No one is unteachable.
> 
> Peerage is both a blessing and a curse. May you all receive all the
> peerages you earn and deserve.
> 
> Smiles,
> Cu Drag,
> Despina de la Brasov
> Middle Kingdom
> 
> 
> ----------
> A good way to judge people is by observing how they treat those who can do
> them absolutely no good.
> 
> 
> ----------
> "I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not
> trying." -- Michael Jordan
> 
> 
> ----------
> Find a purpose in life so big it will challenge every capacity to be at
> your best.
> --David O. McKay
> 
> 
> ----------
> The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the
> right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
> --Dorothy Nevell
> 
> 
> ----------
> There are no short cuts to any place worth going.
> 
> 
> ----------
> There are 8 levels of righteousness in Jewish tradition:
> 1.Giving begrudgingly
> 2. Giving less than you should, after being asked.
> 3.Giving after being asked, but giving cheerfully.
> 4.Giving before being asked
> 5.Giving when you do not know the recipient's identity, but the recipient
> knows your identity
> 6.Giving when you know the recipient's identity, but the recipient doesn't
> know your identity
> 7.Giving when neither party knows the other's identity
> 8.Enabling the recipient to become self-reliant
> 
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