Ethics [Tuesday, October 28, 2nd period]

[sith_happened]

"I trust your weekends with your families went as expected," Anakin said, slamming the door behind him as he stalked into the room.

"Love is patient, love is kind," he began, looking down at his notes, then snorted and 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."

The unholy mix of the three could lead to tossing grandsons through doors. Not that Anakin would talk about that either.

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?"

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Re: Answer the discussion question [10/28]

[stupid-toasters.livejournal.com]

"I think it'd be pretty damn boring not to know those things," Lee said. "Yeah, maybe less hurt in the long run but a lot less happiness too, probably. If they wanted these guys to remain scarily focused, I can see why they'd say no to those emotions."

Re: Answer the discussion question [10/28]

[sith_happened]

"They were very focused," Anakin said. "They were supposed to provide justice to an entire galaxy. Do you see why emotions might get in the way of that?"

Re: Answer the discussion question [10/28]

[stupid-toasters.livejournal.com]

"Oh, definitely," Lee said, "but I can also see how not letting them experience those emotions will only lead to strong curiosity which could also distract."

Re: Answer the discussion question [10/28]

[sith_happened]

Anakin smiled. "You'd be surprised how few of them were tempted."