Scottish heraldic flavor

[kiltedsawyer]

What could be more silly than buying a coat of arms, a symbol, an icon? What could be more self aggrandizing? How absurdly pompous. How elitist.

Officers in the military EARN their rank, and wear the insignia that denotes this accomplisment. It is the accomplisment, not the insignia that commands respect. If you want a trophy or an award to show that you have some worth, do something for someone besides yourself. EARN IT. Want a symbol to show that you were on this earth? Buy a tombstone. I enjoy the romanticism of the past as much as the next guy, but give it a rest.

If you are the descendent of an armiger, good for you. Want to keep the family tradition alive? Good for you. But otherwise, I cannot see the value in some pretentious icon bought and paid for and going all the way back to 1986 and containing an arbitrary assemblage of romantic symbols. You know, if this arms thing really catches on, WalMart will be selling them.

“Do well and you will have no need of ancestors.”

Seasons Greetings,
David