Post by Zuri on Oct 19, 2008 17:39:43 GMT -8
Welcome one and all to yet another edition of Zuri's Zeal. As the title suggests, we'll be addressing the topics of Rest, Relaxation, and Family. Just what will be said, I have yet to discern from the swirling depths of my mind. Whatever it is however, I'm sure...will incite something. Even if it is to be ignored, it incites SOMETHING!
As I'm sure you're all aware of by now, my OOC circumstances required me to take a rest. Now that things in James' life have calmed down, I'm back, yes...but. Sometimes a long rest is needed, and for me this was the case. I often wondered after those who would return for a month or two out of the shadows. Those individuals who were well missed, yet after a month or two of being awake again, decided to return to the veil of darkness and slumber. This concept bewildered, and confused me. Yet, after taking the time to reflect in my dreams the life I'd been leading here in the city, I realize the actual value of taking those long slumbers. Although I am not like some of the elders, I do believe I will be resting more often. It allows for someone to introspect and evaluate the goings on in their unlives and to decide if these venues are worth pursuit. After all, if the interest in something still exists after a month or two of slumber, it is definitely worth chasing after. And as I proofread and survey this, I realize that I ramble, yet at the same time, one can only write from ones own experiences. The first question I pose to you all is the value of taking a rest. How do you all feel about it? Do you rest? Under which circumstances would you rest? That sort of thing. Lets hear your thoughts there.
Now, before you go down to the quick reply box, I have other stuff to discuss here! Lets go onto the second thing I want to discuss. Family. Relaxation is great and all, but that goes along with rest, so we're just gonna skip it.
Family is one of, if not the end all be all important things in the city. We all know this, but, how many times have we ever stopped to really consider the value of a family? It seems more and more often, people will take a new sire if only to have their name in the news, or to climb the social ladder, or for whatever the fuck reason/excuse they can devise to justify their actions. If that's how pires want to roll, that's great. I just disagree with it. I have been Annabelle's childe for over a year, closer to two, and I've not once thought about leaving my family. Through thick and thin, when all else failed me, my family was there. It was quite reminiscent of my human life. Perhaps I am blessed here, but perhaps I am just more logical and old fashioned. Personally, I'm sick of hearing about vampire x severing from vampire y and then immediately siring under vampire z. I am of the belief that if you're going to spend the coins, time, and energy to undergo the spiritual, mental binding of your consciousness to another, you might as well plan on being with that person for longer than x, y, or z amount of time.
Now then, onto the topic of being a sire. Many people discuss this, and I just wanted to put my take on it out there for the world to see. Childer are not children. The adorable nicknames like bebe, childe o mine, etc are fine, but calling a childe a son or daughter, I just don't understand. Seeing as vampires cannot procreate, the ability to create an actual son or daughter is physically impossible. Now, as both a childe and a sire, I've considered the dynamics of both relationships and I've come to the conclusion that it is the duty of a sire to mentor their childe, to not necessarily provide for them but instead to guide them to the point where they would be able to, if it was their choice, to go out and start their own individual bloodlines. In turn, as a childe, it is your duty to take all your sire has to offer you in the means of knowledge and learn it to the best of your ability. The symbiosis of this kind of relationship is born purely out of the connection forged between both sire and childe during the binding process. It connects both parties both in body and in mind. Making their connection more profound and deep than anything at all.
It is my opinion that this type of relationship is special, and should not be squandered and flaunted about for the purposes of social attention, or for personal gain. What do you all think?
As I'm sure you're all aware of by now, my OOC circumstances required me to take a rest. Now that things in James' life have calmed down, I'm back, yes...but. Sometimes a long rest is needed, and for me this was the case. I often wondered after those who would return for a month or two out of the shadows. Those individuals who were well missed, yet after a month or two of being awake again, decided to return to the veil of darkness and slumber. This concept bewildered, and confused me. Yet, after taking the time to reflect in my dreams the life I'd been leading here in the city, I realize the actual value of taking those long slumbers. Although I am not like some of the elders, I do believe I will be resting more often. It allows for someone to introspect and evaluate the goings on in their unlives and to decide if these venues are worth pursuit. After all, if the interest in something still exists after a month or two of slumber, it is definitely worth chasing after. And as I proofread and survey this, I realize that I ramble, yet at the same time, one can only write from ones own experiences. The first question I pose to you all is the value of taking a rest. How do you all feel about it? Do you rest? Under which circumstances would you rest? That sort of thing. Lets hear your thoughts there.
Now, before you go down to the quick reply box, I have other stuff to discuss here! Lets go onto the second thing I want to discuss. Family. Relaxation is great and all, but that goes along with rest, so we're just gonna skip it.
Family is one of, if not the end all be all important things in the city. We all know this, but, how many times have we ever stopped to really consider the value of a family? It seems more and more often, people will take a new sire if only to have their name in the news, or to climb the social ladder, or for whatever the fuck reason/excuse they can devise to justify their actions. If that's how pires want to roll, that's great. I just disagree with it. I have been Annabelle's childe for over a year, closer to two, and I've not once thought about leaving my family. Through thick and thin, when all else failed me, my family was there. It was quite reminiscent of my human life. Perhaps I am blessed here, but perhaps I am just more logical and old fashioned. Personally, I'm sick of hearing about vampire x severing from vampire y and then immediately siring under vampire z. I am of the belief that if you're going to spend the coins, time, and energy to undergo the spiritual, mental binding of your consciousness to another, you might as well plan on being with that person for longer than x, y, or z amount of time.
Now then, onto the topic of being a sire. Many people discuss this, and I just wanted to put my take on it out there for the world to see. Childer are not children. The adorable nicknames like bebe, childe o mine, etc are fine, but calling a childe a son or daughter, I just don't understand. Seeing as vampires cannot procreate, the ability to create an actual son or daughter is physically impossible. Now, as both a childe and a sire, I've considered the dynamics of both relationships and I've come to the conclusion that it is the duty of a sire to mentor their childe, to not necessarily provide for them but instead to guide them to the point where they would be able to, if it was their choice, to go out and start their own individual bloodlines. In turn, as a childe, it is your duty to take all your sire has to offer you in the means of knowledge and learn it to the best of your ability. The symbiosis of this kind of relationship is born purely out of the connection forged between both sire and childe during the binding process. It connects both parties both in body and in mind. Making their connection more profound and deep than anything at all.
It is my opinion that this type of relationship is special, and should not be squandered and flaunted about for the purposes of social attention, or for personal gain. What do you all think?
