Guest Editorial
Every edition, we like to ask one of our AW cives to share their thoughts. Here are those of Celtia's Bridgette Cormac. All we can say is - hear, hear!
February has developed into the month of Love, couples and friendship with
the proliferation of candy, cards, and flowers in the stores. Across the
world the mutations of a St. Valentine's Day has transfigured from a church
holiday of an early church martyr (there are three possibilities- two near
Rome as priests buried on Flaminian Way) into cupids and chocolates
for your sweetheart...but I am not here to bemoan the commercialism of
another holiday gone awry, but of the heart (no pun intended) of this month
as love and friendship.
AncientWorlds is a unique community. We are brought together by a common
thread of interests - love of history, role playing and socializing. The
friendships here are unique also. Sometimes (rarely) we have to be reminded
of the infamous CoC. Mostly we get to live it up and have our shrouded
selves out and about a Bacchanals and parties, quizzes and contests, threads
in groups, homes, and hoods. *And grams* - sometimes the only place many of
us break out of character to let little bits of our real self show to our
friends.
I am constantly reminded when viewing the Daily Index or the welcoming
threads that though history is what draws us here, a welcoming hello and the
possibility of a flapping scroll or gram waiting for us brings up back
everyday.
Our friendships here should be nourished and fostered, remembering that the
balance of our real life with our wonderful virtual life is very important
here. I would not hesitate to close my laptop and say goodnight if my
husband wanted to spend undivided time together. But I do cherish the fetes,
role play, knowledge and LOVE and FRIENDSHIP of all here.
As Chaucer wrote in *Parliament of Foules* we read:
For this was sent on Seynt Valentyne's day
Whan every foul cometh ther to choose his mate.
Though often AW is not a dating service (except for a few famous Celts and
Egyptians most of us know), it is a place of friendship, not in pairs but in
flocks, gaggles and huge piles of great and *lovely* friends.
Bridgette Cormac
Elenia Servilius
Ellen H.
