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Birdland · 08-11-2002, 08:11 AM

(Birdie steps up on her soapbox)

Good People! What has happened to accepting personal responsibility in Middle-Earth?
Surely the good Boffins and Baggins, Bracegirdles and Proudfoots, should not be reduced to the state of "victimhood" because they freely chose to participate in a wagering game under "house rules"?

And in a savage land, where brute force and "might makes right" are the order of the day, is it so wrong the we, of the "weaker sex", should use our minds and skills in order to make our way in a world wHere our rights are few, and the dangers many?

Yay, even as Good Bethberry harvests the fruits of Middle Earth in order to insure her own survival, making always sure that enough is left behind for others to share, (though could it not be said that the bees of the hive might have good cause to object to the taking of their honey?), so too does poor Birdie take only what she needs, leaving behind enough for others to survive, as well as offering a brief respite from the drudgery and toil which is the fate of most of the good citizens of Middle Earth.

And does not Birdie, by applying herself to learning feats of skill and an ancient trade, ensure that she will always live up to the Code of the Skin-Changers, which forbids her from using her natal talents for nefarious purposes?

So do not judge too harshly the actions of this poor skin-changer, 'lest you would all look to your own actions, before you would be assessed in the halls of Mandos. After all, if you prick a skin-changer, does she not bleed? (Well, not always, but most of the time!)

Oh, and Gandalf - I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!!

[ August 11, 2002: Message edited by: Birdland ]

08-11-2002, 08:11 AM	#187
Birdland Ghastly Neekerbreeker Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the banks of the mighty Scioto Posts: 1,751	(Birdie steps up on her soapbox) Good People! What has happened to accepting personal responsibility in Middle-Earth? Surely the good Boffins and Baggins, Bracegirdles and Proudfoots, should not be reduced to the state of "victimhood" because they freely chose to participate in a wagering game under "house rules"? And in a savage land, where brute force and "might makes right" are the order of the day, is it so wrong the we, of the "weaker sex", should use our minds and skills in order to make our way in a world wHere our rights are few, and the dangers many? Yay, even as Good Bethberry harvests the fruits of Middle Earth in order to insure her own survival, making always sure that enough is left behind for others to share, (though could it not be said that the bees of the hive might have good cause to object to the taking of their honey?), so too does poor Birdie take only what she needs, leaving behind enough for others to survive, as well as offering a brief respite from the drudgery and toil which is the fate of most of the good citizens of Middle Earth. And does not Birdie, by applying herself to learning feats of skill and an ancient trade, ensure that she will always live up to the Code of the Skin-Changers, which forbids her from using her natal talents for nefarious purposes? So do not judge too harshly the actions of this poor skin-changer, 'lest you would all look to your own actions, before you would be assessed in the halls of Mandos. After all, if you prick a skin-changer, does she not bleed? (Well, not always, but most of the time!) Oh, and Gandalf - I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!! [ August 11, 2002: Message edited by: Birdland ]