Ethics [Thursday, March 6]

[sith_happened]

His plans to go tuxedo shopping soon must have been on Anakin's mind when he'd planned this week's lesson.


"Love is patient, love is kind," he began, then made the universal symbol for "blah, blah, blah" with his hand.

He might secretly be a soft touch on the subject, but he was hoping no one in the room would call him on it.

"In the Jedi Order, we were taught that in order to maintain proper distance, to negotiate impartially across our galaxy, we were to strive for serenity, not passion. To be proper Jedi, we should not know anger, or hatred, or love."

He crossed his arms over his chest and glanced around the room. "Is this an unreasonable standard to hold someone to? What do you think they were trying to prevent?"

No One Said It Would Be Easy - Sheryl Crow

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Re: Answer the discussion question [March 6]

[sith_happened]

"We start remembering it early," Anakin said. "I was almost ten when I went to the Temple and I was considered far too old."

Re: Answer the discussion question [March 6]

[withoutverona]

"Did you get a choice, or was it forced on you?" Romeo wanted to know. Ten did not strike him as young to begin learning a trade; the only question was how much choice the child got.

Though he suspected most people got little choice indeed.

Re: Answer the discussion question [March 6]

[sith_happened]

"It was much better than my only other option at the time," Anakin said.

Re: Answer the discussion question [March 6]

[withoutverona]

Romeo swallowed hard, able to imagine what the other possibilities might have been, and nodded. "Thank you, professor."