A Citizen's View on Oren

[MRCHENN 4741]

 

 

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A Common Citizen’s View -

On what it means to be Orenian

 

Penned on this Tobias’s Bounty of 1787 by George Galbraith

 

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With the dissolution of the 19th Imperial Diet, and stepping down from my former position of Minister of the Treasury, truly I find myself in stagnant times, separated from my accustomed environment of busy life. Nonetheless, I find it a proper time, whether it be passing time more closely with my young son Joseph, or be it tending to care for our proper farms in Helena. I have taken this time to reflect, to reflect on our current affairs.

 

Only was it a year ago where I sat in the chair of Varoche Hall. To my right stood the Josephites- the likes of our Head of Government Archchancellor Elendil, amongst those such as George Kovachev, men and women who believed in propagating the truths of the Rights of Man at the crux of humanity. To my left in opposition sat an intangible group- a Haenseni bloc as Karl Amador once put. I was perplexed-- no, concerned at such polarization. We represented one country under a sovereign, united with our Canonist ideals as Sons of Horen, thus I was saddened to see our identity as the collective brotherhood of Humanity plagued by obstruction of progress within our country. 

 

For those who are of my age, we live in unprecedented times. However as we have proven time and time again, Oren will not wither. United under our sovereign, we will continue to march towards our future, we will continue to march towards the evolution of Humanity. We have only tasted the beginning of this legacy left behind by the late Peter III. 

As I pen my thoughts, I hope to construct what it means to truly be an Orenian, to truly contribute towards our collective posterity.

 

Far removed are we from our Pertinaxi and Renatian predecessors, and far removed are we from the times of the Monarch representing self interest, absolutism, and tyranny of the likes of the Johannian era. Far removed are we from times such as the Sacking of Ves that almost killed my grandparents.

Far removed are we from the conquistador and malicious mentality that we have been historically attributed to.

 

So what does it mean to identify as an Orenian, and what does it mean to be a part of Our beloved nation?

 

To be Orenian is to strive for progress, development, and betterment of the nation. Yes, we may have different definitions of this, and of course will have different partisan interpretations of this. But do not mistake this with not wanting the same goal.

 

To be Orenian is to refine, expand, and build on Our Imperial institutions, to deliver timely civil service and appropriate justice to our beloved citizens.

 

To be Orenian is to treat those within our country as our own. To be Orenian is to look out for our brothers and sisters, and defend them with our lives.

 

To be Orenian is to cultivate our traditions and history with the platform we call Oren. As Ex. Godfrey proclaimed in the Book of Gospel, “We are born from the ashes of the old kingdom of Oren. We are the heirs to Horen and have continued him by this empire.” To be Orenian is to nourish and foster this human tradition from Horen onwards.

 

To be Orenian is to endeavour to make our realm tranquil, forming relationships with the Descendants, and to put the future of Our collective Serenity over our self interests.

 

To be Orenian is to keep our ship’s sights on our direct destination, that is our future.

 

I am yet one of us, a representative of the goodwill that We all represent. Through this missive, I only hope that we can become more clear on the hearts and minds that make up our beautiful nation. I urge you all to take up participation in the well oiled machine we call Oren in some way or another.

 

YOUR HUMBLE SERVANT,

 

[Draeris 3124]

Citizen? Aren't you in the government? - says Adrian.

[MRCHENN 4741]

19 hours ago, Draeris said:

Citizen? Aren't you in the government? - says Adrian.

 

”We’ll see after the Diet elections.”

 

”And who says we’re not all citizens of our nation?”

[SerFinnick 445]

33 minutes ago, MrChenn1 said:

 

”I’m not in government.” Says the resigned minister Galbraith now turned farmer.

 

”And who says we’re not all citizens of our nation?”

“Pay him no mind, it’s the Albarosan Powder” says Philip.