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By lira{D} 

"Please Master," she said "Take pity on me. Take pity on the miserable needs of a slave girl."

"You are not mine" I told her, "You are a pretty little thing, but I do not own you."

"Please," she said.

"Your Master," I said, "if he chooses, will satisfy your needs. If he does not, he will not." For all I knew she might be under the discipline of deprivation. If that were so I had no wish to impair the effectiveness of her Masters control over her. Besides I did not know him. I did not wish to do him dishonor whoever he might be.

~ pg. 49, Beasts of Gor

while scanning various web sites as well as re-reading some of lira's books she stumbled across this quote, as well as many others, which define the place of a slave in the life of her Master. she thought it a very timely rediscovery, as over the last few days she has heard many girls (and some Free Persons as well ) discussing whether or not a master owes His slave His attentions and whether or not the slave has any recourse to dissolve their relationship if these attentions are lacking in any way. lira listened as slavegirls whined and complained about their Masters...each girl lamenting the time, or lack there of, their Masters spend with them. some of these "devoted slaves" even spoke of begging for release because they had decided their Master was not pleasing to them. lira still shakes her head in astonishment when she thinks about it. even so, the conversation, as you can tell, did make lira think. she pondered her own relationship with her Master and tried to put herself in these girls' shoes. how would she feel if her Master's attentions suddenly ceased? would she beg release from her Master or commit virtual suicide? would she run to some other Master she is acquainted with and beg Him to remove a collar placed on her neck by Another? she thinks not. scratch that, she knows not. she knows what she would do - take a look deep within herself and take some personal stock . is she using her whole being - her attitude, her actions, her intelligence - to be as pleasing to her Master as possible? is this not where she should first look before even considering any other means of resolving the situation?

"'The being of the slave, like the being of the master,' she said, 'is a totality.'"

~pg. 176, Players of Gor

although she has been owned by Him for some time, lira has only recently been granted the gift of her Master's personal collar. it is the first personal collar this girl has worn in quite some time and lira embraced it with all the knowledge of her Master's dedication to IRC Gor and this paper, as well as His devotion to her dear sister kimber. is He a busy Man? absolutely. lira savors each moment granted to her by Him. does the pace and diversity of His life affect lira? definitely - but not in the negative way one might assume. when lira sees all her Master gives to others, noting the respect bestowed on Him by His peers it makes her, in turn, wish to be more involved with other aspects of this Gorean life, as she knows to do so will only enrich her life with Master. not only will it keep an idle slavegirl's mind busy, (she knows the kind of Man her Master is - One that finds intelligence to be an attractive quality in women, slaves or otherwise) but it helps her to understand Him better, which in turn, can only improve her service to Him.

lira also listened as slaves and FreePersons alike fought "the good fight" on the account of slaves, saying each is an individual and therefore must be treated gingerly, with love and adoration as a basis for the relationship and although lira would never debate the words of a FreePerson, she must ask herself "why?". why does a slave deserve to be treated with kindness and compassion, the rightful beneficiary of her Master's affections? because she is pleasing? to be pleasing is her lot in life, it is a given. it is done because, simply, she can do nothing else. this does not mean that lira believes that slaves are to be treated as dirt, or that they are good-for-nothing beings whom would be even more worthless without a banded throat and a master to claim them. on the contrary, lira knows there are many girls here in IRC Gor that are smart, caring and have rich lives outside this virtual means of communication. over the years lira has been here, she has noticed that these are the girls whom others claim "have found the good masters", these are the girls who have the same collars for a great deal of time and whom many others look upon as having a solid M/s relationship. lira can not help but believe that one of the factors contributing to the longevity of these relationships is the work the slavegirl puts into herself by way of keeping both her life off and online active and interesting. these are the girls who have something more to offer their Master other than a bottle of paga and services as a lap warmer. they are constantly striving to learn and grow in their personal lives, with the knowledge that doing so only enriches the relationship they share with their Master. so girls, before you throw in the towel on yet another collar, frustrated that your Master finds little time and energy to spend with you, maybe you should ask yourself the question "does this girl find herself pleasing?".

affectionately , lira{D} girl of Danath