Knighthoods Earned By Points

originally printed in September 2003, by Elisabeth, Imperatrix

Regarding the observation that some people are only about the points, humanity will always be what it is. No particular system can change that, you can only plan for it and try to make the system recognize those who strive to excel in principle rather than those who achieve by technicality. We reward people every day by the creditability we accord them.

There will always be, just as there were in history, people who take the oath without either meaning it or perhaps understanding it. Whether the former or the latter, if the dominant culture is that striving for principle matters more than the technicality time may change them. After all, Parsifal was a total... may I use the term "nincompoop"... when he started out. The journey made the man, and only he could accomplish that which the other knights had too much... well... "baggage" to achieve.