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Main => The Round Table => Topic started by: Sir Edward on 2008-03-07, 14:07:37
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http://turnberryknkn.livejournal.com/544560.html
Almost brings a tear to my eye. I love stories like this.
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That was really fantastic. Thanks for sharing that.
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:'(
Sir Ramon's bravery and noble heart shames us all when we have the audacity to complain
of our petty troubles!
My heart, hopes and prayers go out to this fine young knight who exemplifies the very principles
that I cherish and in practice I am but a pale shadow in comparison.
May the Lord bless and keep thee Sir Ramon!
And thank you Sir Edward for sharing this story!
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I absolutely agree, it warms my heart to see such kindness and generosity, and this amazing kid really did have a noble heart throughout it.
We have much to learn from children sometimes!
I can only hope that if one day the opportunity were to arise, I'd recognize it and show the same level of generosity that the SCA knights did in this case.
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Of course this story hit me as a mom. The hardest thing in the world must be to lose a child. I admire the mother's courage to let her son have his dream and not lock him away from the world to protect him.
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That's true, (granted, I don't have kids, but..) you want to do everything you can to protect them and keep them safe. It probably has to change somewhat when it's clear that the condition is terminal. Making them happy and comfortable is probably the best you can do if they have a disease that will kill them.
I find this description of events around Sir Ramon compelling for several reasons... the generosity and effort put in by the SCA folks, particularly the knights, is heart warming. But the fact that the child also really seemed to "get it", and that it was his dream coming alive and he wanted to be chivalrous and brave, and sacrificed his pain meds so that he could be alert and active.
He truly was a knight. I'm glad to have had a chance to read about him. I only wish I could have been there to witness it, or to contribute.