Comments on: The Golden Rule – plus some http://mylevelofawareness.com/2008/03/17/the-golden-rule-plus-some/ "Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them." - Albert Einstein Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:46:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tracey http://mylevelofawareness.com/2008/03/17/the-golden-rule-plus-some/comment-page-1/#comment-41820 Tracey Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:18:45 +0000 http://mylevelofawareness.com/2008/03/17/the-golden-rule-plus-some/#comment-41820 If they ever write an the official "How to do it Right in the SCA" handbook, I believe this should have a starring role in the first chapter. You learn a lot in the SCA, and there are times when what you learn there helps you be a better person in your real life. If more people took a second to THINK about their honor and how it affects others, maybe we would ALL be better people, in the Society and out. The main thing I took from your post: If you say it, think it, do it, then you sure better have the brass to own it. If they ever write an the official “How to do it Right in the SCA” handbook, I believe this should have a starring role in the first chapter. You learn a lot in the SCA, and there are times when what you learn there helps you be a better person in your real life. If more people took a second to THINK about their honor and how it affects others, maybe we would ALL be better people, in the Society and out.

The main thing I took from your post: If you say it, think it, do it, then you sure better have the brass to own it.

]]> By: Will McNaughton http://mylevelofawareness.com/2008/03/17/the-golden-rule-plus-some/comment-page-1/#comment-41289 Will McNaughton Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:47:44 +0000 http://mylevelofawareness.com/2008/03/17/the-golden-rule-plus-some/#comment-41289 Back when I was an Apprentice, I used to give Peers the "Peer in the Headlights" test. Catch a Peer halfway in thier cups or trying to wind down from something stressful and ask them "What is honor?" The result is almost always priceless. An expression on thier face of "Oh shit, I'm supposed to KNOW this" followed by babbling. It didn't work on my own Laurel, though. Master Saher has apparently had entirely too much time to spend thinking about this kind of thing. He didn't claim to have a complete definition, but where you say "Do not make promises lightly, and when you do make them, treat them with the gravity they deserve," he said: "Honor is where your words match your deeds." From that I took, "Don't make promises you can't keep, and keep the promises you make." Oh and, "If it comes out of your mouth or off of your pen/keyboard, it's a promise." Will Back when I was an Apprentice, I used to give Peers the “Peer in the Headlights” test. Catch a Peer halfway in thier cups or trying to wind down from something stressful and ask them “What is honor?”

The result is almost always priceless. An expression on thier face of “Oh shit, I’m supposed to KNOW this” followed by babbling.

It didn’t work on my own Laurel, though. Master Saher has apparently had entirely too much time to spend thinking about this kind of thing.

He didn’t claim to have a complete definition, but where you say “Do not make promises lightly, and when you do make them, treat them with the gravity they deserve,” he said:

“Honor is where your words match your deeds.”

From that I took, “Don’t make promises you can’t keep, and keep the promises you make.” Oh and, “If it comes out of your mouth or off of your pen/keyboard, it’s a promise.”

Will

]]> By: OS http://mylevelofawareness.com/2008/03/17/the-golden-rule-plus-some/comment-page-1/#comment-41023 OS Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:47:29 +0000 http://mylevelofawareness.com/2008/03/17/the-golden-rule-plus-some/#comment-41023 Well said. Thank you. Well said. Thank you.

]]> By: Cormac http://mylevelofawareness.com/2008/03/17/the-golden-rule-plus-some/comment-page-1/#comment-41015 Cormac Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:32:27 +0000 http://mylevelofawareness.com/2008/03/17/the-golden-rule-plus-some/#comment-41015 Thank you. I've asked a lot of people that question, and heard a lot of different answers. Your's was particularly thought provoking. C. P.S. We missed you at Gulf Wars. Thank you. I’ve asked a lot of people that question, and heard a lot of different answers. Your’s was particularly thought provoking.

C.

P.S. We missed you at Gulf Wars.

]]> By: Gerbil http://mylevelofawareness.com/2008/03/17/the-golden-rule-plus-some/comment-page-1/#comment-40998 Gerbil Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:56:25 +0000 http://mylevelofawareness.com/2008/03/17/the-golden-rule-plus-some/#comment-40998 That's a fantabulously awesome piece of thinking right there. That’s a fantabulously awesome piece of thinking right there.

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