It's not always the people who agree with you the most that are your friends. Malik and I have had more than our fair share of ...we'll say 'lively discussions.' We sometimes get heated. It's a difference of perspective, honestly, and I have always tried to use those discussions to discover the reasons why something is the way it is, to help me not only better understand his position, but also mine. It can be quite frustrating at times, but one has to recognize that people who care deeply about the brotherhood may have differences over policy, but not about how we all want the brotherhood to succeed. It's an important distinction to keep in mind. He's been a steadying factor in CNS for a long time, now, and though he is recently retired from Consul, his calming influence can still be felt. That calm demeanor has cost him some positions, in times when we were looking for aggressive, excited, and revolutionaries. It's kinda fitting that he plays the character that he does, honestly. Unfortunately, it does result in a lot of missed opportunities, and a lot of missed attention. People miss the forest for the trees, focusing on the rising stars, the hyperactive members that are making big waves instead of the guy who is trying to make it so that those young members can be seen. There's a laundry list of people who have come out of Sadow that benefited from his work. I'm one of them, as he was Consul when I first joined. He's done it for more than ten years, at the end of the equite scale. It's time he is recognized for the Elder that he truly is. Thank you, Malik. I look forward to arguing with you later. ;) ~Muz Ashen, the Lion of Tarthos

Lord Muz Ashen Keibatsu, 2015-02-22 02:56:54 UTC