The Art of War, Week #3 [Period 3, Monday]

[atreideslioness]

It was once again Monday, and Ghanima was seated on her desk, little red book in her hands. 

"'There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare,'" she announced once everyone was seated.  "So speaks Sun Tzu in the second P'ien.  In it, he speaks of provisioning an army, and managing your resources."

"Today, we look at it from a non-combat viewpoint," Ghanima said, smiling at them.  "If you're conducting a business merger, you should approach it the same as any other battle.  Prolonged negotiations are something to avoid at all costs, since you usually end up losing something the longer you are engaged."

"Romantic relationships are the same way; as much fun as the chase can be, a prolonged pursuit of your target increases the chance of them slipping away," she teased, eyes flashing with amusement.  "How can you apply the suggestions made in the second P'ien to these two situations?  I'd like you to break into groups and discuss."

[OOC:  Wait for the OCD is up, go forth and flex those critical thinking skills!]

Comments

Re: During the Lecture

[solo_sword]

Well it was nice that someone was enjoying this so much. Jaina looked slightly affronted, which was about the default state for a cat anyway, and turned back to class as if going "Hmph!"

It was very cute.

Re: During the Lecture

[weetuskenraider]

Disgustingly cute, almost, in about the last way ever that Tahiri would have associated with Jaina.

That said, it was still Jaina, so Tahiri got the laughing under control fairly quickly. But wow, she'd needed that.