Equivalent Exchange

This is a very in-depth post so please hold with me as you read through this.

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Over the past few months WG as a clan has lost many of it's important factors, we have lost:

- A leader (Due to stepping down on his part)
- The Community Aspect
- Respect from other clans
- Respect from other members

Thinking back, we will notice that WG has gone down a slope, and is now in what some people call a 'mini slump'. WG was originally built up of 4 sectors when i joined, each with it's own purpose. These were the Community sector (for members who wished to join WG just purely for it's family aspect), The skills sector (for those members who did not wish to fight and wanted to do more within the clan), the fighting sector (for those who wished to help fight for this clan) and last but not least the combined sector which was for all 3 sectors, this sector was for those people who wanted to fight for this clan, help support this clan and to feel as a family. These times have changed, people have left, people have joined and most of all people are realising that the community has diminshed.

This maybe being sorted out by the council, and i understand that but this post is purely to make people understand why people wish everything to be supported, to rebuild the foundations as such.

Now on to the History:

Equivalent Exchange states that something of equal value most be lost to gain something back, this is the only law of equivalence and can be compaired to many other aspects of everyday life. Here are a few examples of these aspects:

Pandora's Box



For those that are up to date with their Greek mythology, Pandora's box was a box that Zeus gave to Pandora with instructions that she not open it; she gave in to her curiosity and opened it; all the miseries and evils flew out to afflict mankind. Many people died and this was the first time Equivalent Exchange took it's toll, because pandora opened the box and unleased all that which is bad she shut it before she could realise what was the bottom. This was a thing called hope, a hope that everything bad would be sucked back into the box. Once this had been done the box was taken some place never to be seen and heard from again.

Due to Pandora opening such a box she lost many lifes, but gained the hope that was needed to rebuild life, start anew and become what we are today.

Mother Nature



Have you ever thought that the major weather changes are mother nature's way of saying "It's time we rebuild life, start anew"? Some people believe this, Pagan's believe this aspect more than anything else as they worship mather nature as a God. Storms, Floods, Tsunami's, Fire's, and Death all mean one thing, that it's time to sit back and think about beginning a new life, a life away from your past. This can be said with many relationships to, when someone is heart broken they want to move on and not linger in the past.

You make it sound like FullMetal Alchemist. :|

Wow wow wow very nice post Simon. Mother Nature will begin itself once again, a fire will burn down a forest and make it into nothing. Bushes and flowers will grow and then slowly trees grow here and there. Then a forest develops and the process starts all over.

~Ali

Excelent post.
I only saw one thing wrong.

My dear dear ones. All this fancy talk boils down to three things: (Very well said by Simon, I need to add.)

1) Treat others as you would be treated.

2) What goes around comes around, so be careful what you push out into the world or into the clan.

and most importantly,
3) Love one another, with infinite patients and caring. For in giving only then, can one receive.

Be happy, think happy thoughts and share those positive energies with each other.

When you read something believe it to be good, before thinking it evil.

WG

Interesting thoughts for sure.
I don't really know what all to think or do as a result of them, but it was a good read.

It's true WG's community may be deteriorating, it was a nice post Simon. The pictures made it seem long =p. It's good to know that someone knows what WG needs, its not complicated, be a polite courteous member and have a little fun along the way. WG will be back on top soon.





Brandon

First of all, the sectors worked but they were extremely limited.

The only reason people liked them was if they were in the community or in the skilling sector was because they could say: "Oh theres a war? Nevermind im skilling/community i don't have to come."

Onto the old schoolers, i would say roughly about 80% of the people bitching about it would be Ex-members, this is because the vast majority left us! If you dont forget when lordy almost killed the clan in december ages ago everyone left.

In Jordan106's tribute video of Wg he put the people leaving as a snowball effect, the highly ranked people and the faces of Wg left. Then the other members began to follow en suite to try and leave and they have the nerve to come back and say "Wg community is dead"? They are the most to blame!

I am sorry if anyone finds the post a bit, harsh, but i am honestly sick to death of people posting rants about Wg. If we don't have enough events, organize your own, if you want a War, ask a raid leader or Rob to get us one.

Change is made by action, not by people typing essays to try and get people to change.

Pretty much Agree with what Cam said

It's easy to point out our weakness but fixing it is a whole new level.

Very interesting post there Simon. I don't really understand the Pandora/Mother Nature thing though. Aren't they mythical characters?

Very good post.
It made me think.

actually, it was hera who gave the box to pandora.

Anyway, we are going through this Equivalent exchange thing. We jsut ened to remember that the clan is still WG and that our friends will stay in touch even after they leave. The best way to bring em back is to succeed as a clan.

Certainly worth the read and I thank you Simon for enlightening everyone about the cycle of WG. That is what happens to every clan and with our Friendship circles in WG being the strongest they have, we have that process going in our clan too.

If something breaks down, a repair man is usually there to fix it, just like how if our Community is declining, you would expect Leaders to do everything they can to fix it. Once again, please respect as they are trying their hardest to listen to every single suggestion and rant.

Wg has never fallen, thanks to the community, without the current and past members will to keep WG alive, Wg is nothing. The members is what matters most, the Guardians & Emeritus. Taking your opinion on things is what Wg is about.

~Abs

P.S. - I like FMA =D