![]() ![]() Time not to be what others expect you to be, but rather be what you know yourself to be. Today is the time and there is no better time than now to transcend and leave a mark. I say to the Chiva-Faithful and our beloved Red and White host that the time has come. Identity and existence are debated, they seek to reconfigure themselves, to redefine themselves, to find meaning in the course of events. It is doubt and indecision that has been called to the stage.ĭoubt and indecision appear at some point in universal human life, only to be suspended for brief moments before the scrutiny of conscience and it is in the face of these questions that the human being wonders about who he is and what it means to be. Am I or am I not? Who will lead us? Who will be the one responsible of taking the first step? In the midst of all these polarities, "To be or not to be" embodies a pivotal issue: self-doubt is a sign of the birth of the self-conscious individual. Time again for the lads to question tradition and modernity, reason and madness, passion and conscience. Esse Quam Videri Foundation Who the charity helps: Youth - 15 to under 25 Date established: 22/11/12 Last reported: 30/5/22 Next report due: 29/6/23. It is a moment to change gears and move forward and leave a mark. The decision to be made could be the one that transcends beyond a simple game. The Red and White hoard have come to a crossroad where determination and self-reflection have taken a pivotal role in defining the team’s direction. If one were on the Coasts of Morocco or Madagascar, pirate societies had a definite element of socialism. In so much that there are differences in the perceived notions of what it meant to be a pirate, the actual record varies. The week in preparation stands as the perfect “To be or Not to Be” moment. Pirates’ Utopias, liberty societies and other constructs of social living have existed since the Golden Age of Sail. I don’t recall which of the Chiva-Greats mentioned that making it to Chivas had been no easy task, but that the real work began when he had to learn to wear the Red and White with honor.Ĭon propiedad. ![]() Slipping through the shadows or walking proudly in the light. Or at least, that is what I remember from my 4th grade social studies lessons on North Carolina. We accept things as they are rather than as we wish they would be. That is the state motto of my native North Carolina. Most importantly perhaps is in which manner we are going to get there. Esse Quam Videri- Latin for To Be Rather Than to Seem. Covid-19 forced us to get real and it would be a waste to let it slip past without a moment of contemplation.Ī perfect time to look around and ask the unsettling question of who we are and where we are going. Perhaps a no more perfect moment to stop and check our surroundings and look past the face masks. Take a moment and look back at the voragine. When William Shakespeare wrote those words, he was asking for guidance: Shall I stay and face the tensions of the world or move on and ignore who I am? “To be or not to be.” The age-old question, to exist or not to exist. But if you fill the part, it matters not if you look it.” – Malcolm Forbes (accessed August 17, 2012).“Looking the part helps get the chance to fill it. "State Seal." From: "Tar Heel state: a Leaflet of Interesting Information About North Carolina." Raleigh, N.C.: State Superintendent of Public Instruction. "'Esse Quam Videri' (Motto of North Carolina.)." The North Carolina Teacher 13. (accessed August 17, 2012).īarnwell, Lila Ripley. "Seal of North Carolina." North Carolina Journal of Education 1. Esse Quam Videri (EQV) is a student leadership group made up of 10 EA seniors who are elected by their peers and the Upper School faculty on the basis of. (accessed August 17, 2012).īattle, Kemp P. "An act to establish a state motto." Public laws and resolutions of the State of North Carolina passed by the General Assembly at its session of 1893. Bryan Grimes, The History of the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina (1909). Walter Clark, "Our State Motto and Its Origin," North Carolina Booklet 9, no. ![]()
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