greatest quality of Knig

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Forwarded Message; MHCADY@AOL.COM said to TERRY BUYERS

M>If you are looking for comments and opinions regarding " what is 
M>the greatest
M>quality of Knighthood," I will offer mine:  I suggest that the 
M>most important
M>quality of a Knight  is "honor."  
M>
M>So what is "honor?"  Honor is many things, it is "truth" and it is 
M>"loyalty."
M>  It is also the "strength to express these standards, . . . when 
M>it hurts" ;
M> but I think that in the final analysis, "honor" becomes the 
M>"willingness to
M>engage in meaningful self sacrifice for a worthwhile principle, ( 
M>perhaps the
M>good of an organization which promotes such a principle ) and to 
M>do so
M>without the expectation of  personal reward or benefit."  
M>
M>In my view, all of us ( especially peers )  should attempt to 
M>exemplify honor
M> at all times.  Being a Knight, Pelican, Laurel, Master at Arms, 
M>Baron,
M>Count, Duke etc. does NOT mean that others owe us something; some 
M>deference
M>or respect; or that I should be now given attention, accolades or 
M>additional
M>status.  
M>
M>We ( in my view ) should never see such awards or titles as 
M>something one
M>gets to "prove something" or to "gain respect" . . . I see the 
M>holder of any
M>of these titles as a person who is simply saying " I am willing to 
M>be held to
M>a higher standard of conduct and effort,"  because of the 
M>confidence others
M>have given us - when given the title or office was awarded.  A 
M>peerage means
M>you are willing to sacrifice, for the group or principle,  to 
M>degree that
M> would otherwise not be expected .    
M>
M>Becoming a Knight is a great thing, and something many fighters 
M>strive for,
M>but Knighthood,  once received, does NOT signify the end of a 
M>quest, it
M>signifies only the beginning of a new path . . . a more important 
M>path; a
M>much more difficult path - living up to the honors you have been 
M>given. 
M>
M>All of us, especially  peers, should attempt to exemplify honor in 
M>their
M>conduct, especially in their interaction with others.  
M>
M>A Knight is simply a peer who does ALL  of these things,  in 
M>addition to
M> fighting on the field in such a way as to honor their  lady ( 
M>consort ) and
M>their King/Queen ( the Crown ). 
M>
M>Duke Arthur of Lockehaven
M>
M>
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