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baronessekatMy thoughts for the last couple days have been drawn to the SCA drama that has hit my beloved Kingdom. And I have been thinking of the people who have been trying to counteract it by bringing positive thoughts with the "what inspires you" game.
When I see the drama, I see people behaving poorly and feeling disappointment in my fellows, I think back to a redheaded Duke who I was sworn to for a good part of my SCA career. I and others do stop and think "What would Morguhn do?"
To be fair, the man was far from perfect. He had his own demons to battle and overcome. He was not a saint or a god. He was a man. But he was one that I and many others looked to as an example. And that is what I take away from all those years.
When His Grace saw disappointing behavior, the way he seemed to address it was to be the example of what it should be. A squire treats a lady poorly, he steps in and becomes the escort for the lady so all can see how he felt she should be treated. When apathy seemed to run through the heavy community, instead of complaining, he would don the armor and stand on the field and wait until someone joined him for a bit of fun. He stripped off the tunic and went and washed dishes.
So, rather than bemoan behavior, proclaim disillusionment and say that the game we choose to play has changed from what it was, I choose to continue forward, lead by example as I can - as a Peer, a Baroness, a Jewel of Æthelmearc, as a human being, and try to make my SCA experience what I want of it. I refuse to let the behavior of a few outweigh the glory of the many. I will run the lists. I will paint the scrolls. I will stand the watch. And if I really have to... I will wash the dishes.
For you Your Grace.
For my Society.
For my Kingdom.
For my Barony.
For my friends.
For those I do not know.
For myself.
When I see the drama, I see people behaving poorly and feeling disappointment in my fellows, I think back to a redheaded Duke who I was sworn to for a good part of my SCA career. I and others do stop and think "What would Morguhn do?"
To be fair, the man was far from perfect. He had his own demons to battle and overcome. He was not a saint or a god. He was a man. But he was one that I and many others looked to as an example. And that is what I take away from all those years.
When His Grace saw disappointing behavior, the way he seemed to address it was to be the example of what it should be. A squire treats a lady poorly, he steps in and becomes the escort for the lady so all can see how he felt she should be treated. When apathy seemed to run through the heavy community, instead of complaining, he would don the armor and stand on the field and wait until someone joined him for a bit of fun. He stripped off the tunic and went and washed dishes.
So, rather than bemoan behavior, proclaim disillusionment and say that the game we choose to play has changed from what it was, I choose to continue forward, lead by example as I can - as a Peer, a Baroness, a Jewel of Æthelmearc, as a human being, and try to make my SCA experience what I want of it. I refuse to let the behavior of a few outweigh the glory of the many. I will run the lists. I will paint the scrolls. I will stand the watch. And if I really have to... I will wash the dishes.
For you Your Grace.
For my Society.
For my Kingdom.
For my Barony.
For my friends.
For those I do not know.
For myself.
