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fandomhigh2009-01-26 11:38 pm
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Ethics [Tuesday, January 26, 2nd period]
When the students came into the classroom, they found Anakin scrawling a quote on the board:
“In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.”--John Ruskin
He turned around with an eyebrow raised. "Is Master Ruskin correct? How about Master Lao Tzu? He said: 'Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one's status in the eyes of others; and shame is fear of humiliation at one's inferior status in the estimation of others. When one sets his heart on being highly esteemed, and achieves such rating, then he is automatically involved in fear of losing his status.'"
He began pacing around the room. "Does pride always go before a fall? Do we have to be humiliated before we can learn? How high do the stakes have to be before we'll admit we've made a mistake, or have been fooled?"
"In order to deal ethically with other people, we need to acknowledge this very human flaw in ourselves and others. We want to believe that we are different, better than everyone around us." His gaze sharpened. "We're not. Everything is connected. You, me, the desks, the rocks outside, the deer in the preserve, the annoying person in the dorm who plays their music too loudly. Take pride in being yourself, certainly," he concluded. "But don't for a moment believe that who you are makes you more than the person sitting next to you. Because that kind of pride is where you make your first mistake."
“In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.”--John Ruskin
He turned around with an eyebrow raised. "Is Master Ruskin correct? How about Master Lao Tzu? He said: 'Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one's status in the eyes of others; and shame is fear of humiliation at one's inferior status in the estimation of others. When one sets his heart on being highly esteemed, and achieves such rating, then he is automatically involved in fear of losing his status.'"
He began pacing around the room. "Does pride always go before a fall? Do we have to be humiliated before we can learn? How high do the stakes have to be before we'll admit we've made a mistake, or have been fooled?"
"In order to deal ethically with other people, we need to acknowledge this very human flaw in ourselves and others. We want to believe that we are different, better than everyone around us." His gaze sharpened. "We're not. Everything is connected. You, me, the desks, the rocks outside, the deer in the preserve, the annoying person in the dorm who plays their music too loudly. Take pride in being yourself, certainly," he concluded. "But don't for a moment believe that who you are makes you more than the person sitting next to you. Because that kind of pride is where you make your first mistake."
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And that's when the desk started talking.
"Hey! I heard what you said before!" the desk snarked. "And I'll have you know I'm the best desk that ever was! I'm better than everything! The floor! The wall! That rock! Don't tell me I'm not better than anything else because I am!"
Dor groaned and face-palmed.
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Dor groaned. "Please be quiet."
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Dor thwapped the desk with his hand. "That's enough! You're not special. I make you talk because of my magic. That's the only difference."
The desk then made a cranky huffy noise and shut up.
"Sorry," Dor said in apology to Anakin. "Sometimes they just talk on their own."
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"I never thought of that."
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