The 4th Edgedancer Ideal

[NotBurtReynolds he/him]

Just to be clear, this is thought with no evidence or much thought, for that manner ...It was just something I said at work that made me laugh..

      Small preamble: Not that anyone cares, its just pertinent to the story, but I work at a fine-dining Italian place. Its a high-volume, high-stress place that has 30 years of politics running through it. Lot's of politics and lots of back-stabbing, because where you're put in the restaurant can easily swing what you make in a night by 200-300$. A lot of alpha personalities who run over whoever they can. I tend to be the force of opposition. Nick Quixote and his ever sharp tongue to the rescue whenever someone decides they can treat their co-workers like they are less than. Even the co-workers I don't care for. Because being meek doesn't make you deserved of being run over. Preamble over.

     So recently one of my co-workers treated another very poorly. Made a point of embarrassing him in front of everyone for a very minor misstep. I pulled him aside later and quietly unleashed a string of biting(and true) insults about his personality and work habits, that I believe made his knees go jelly ; )...Then I told him if he ever treated someone like that again, then we would have a repeat of this conversation in front of the whole staff. He took my point.  Another co-worker later asked me why I would pick a fight with a known revenge-minded, diabolical dirt-bag, on someone else's behalf? So in my most dramatic voice I said:

"I will always speak for those not heard. I'll be a voice for those with none, because I just can't help myself." (Surely I'm not the only fantasy reader who sometimes speaks in overly dramatic terms?..Everyone's mostly used to me by now )

I then started cackling manically and exclaimed, "I sound like a stormin' Edgedancer! Everyone knows I'm a Lightweaver!" The person I was talking too does not read Stormlight so they just looked at me like a crazy person as I walked away laughing to myself. So that's my vote for the 4th Ideal, something around,

"I will speak for those for those who have not been heard."

 

 

Edited February 1, 2018 by NotBurtReynolds

[GeneralHZRD he/him]

Life before death, strength before weakness, journey before destination.

I will remember those who have been forgotten. 

I will listen to those who have been ignored.

I will speak for those for those who have not been heard.

 

huh, adds up to me. Confirmed. 

Edited February 1, 2018 by TheVillageIdiot

[ParadoxicalZen he/him]

I could see that definitely fitting, maybe more along the lines of I will speak for those who have no voice or something

[1stBondsmith he/him]

Or perhaps "I will speak for those with no backbone, or too much decency to respond to unevolved blabbering".

[digitalbusker he/him]

I will always divide my tips with the back of house staff!

[NotBurtReynolds he/him]

On 2/1/2018 at 5:19 PM, 1stBondsmith said:

Or perhaps "I will speak for those with no backbone, or too much decency to respond to unevolved blabbering".

Is there anything worse than having to respond to unevolved blabbering? Or perhaps the point is that I need to evolve to not responding to unevolved blabbering? Nah...Nick Quixote rides again!