Journal created:
on 25 June 2003 (#1141885)
Updated:
on 25 January 2010
Name:
Waiting for Gandalf: Adventurers
Membership:
Open
Posting Access:
All Members , Moderated
A lot of people seem to share my irrational feeling that they may one day be sent on a quest to save the world, and that it's terribly important to be ready if it happens. If you're one of them, this community is for you. :)
Our aims are:
* to develop serious inner strength - a really indomitable spirit
* to face up to our fears and conquer them - this is where we get the chance to go parachute jumping or camp out in a graveyard :)
* if health allows, to get physically fit and strong and learn to fight
* to learn how to survive in the wilderness
* to learn first aid
* optionally, to learn skills like riding and archery and swordfighting, in case we find ourselves in a world where the Industrial Revolution is just a shadow in the East :)
* to get rid of any psychological baggage that would slow us down (depression, addictions, eating disorders, a tendency to panic...)
* to learn to be aware of our surroundings and to think before we act (one word: Pippin)
* to practise small acts of heroism in training for the big one
* for those who can, to meet up for group exploits
* to encourage each other
* to have as much fun as possible while we're waiting :)
This community is open to everyone. Whether you're physically able to climb mountains is totally irrelevant - physical prowess is not what makes a hero, and besides, we've got a pony :)
Our aims are:
* to develop serious inner strength - a really indomitable spirit
* to face up to our fears and conquer them - this is where we get the chance to go parachute jumping or camp out in a graveyard :)
* if health allows, to get physically fit and strong and learn to fight
* to learn how to survive in the wilderness
* to learn first aid
* optionally, to learn skills like riding and archery and swordfighting, in case we find ourselves in a world where the Industrial Revolution is just a shadow in the East :)
* to get rid of any psychological baggage that would slow us down (depression, addictions, eating disorders, a tendency to panic...)
* to learn to be aware of our surroundings and to think before we act (one word: Pippin)
* to practise small acts of heroism in training for the big one
* for those who can, to meet up for group exploits
* to encourage each other
* to have as much fun as possible while we're waiting :)
This community is open to everyone. Whether you're physically able to climb mountains is totally irrelevant - physical prowess is not what makes a hero, and besides, we've got a pony :)
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