Ethics [Tuesday, March 10, 2nd period]

[sith_happened]

"Love is patient, love is kind," Anakin 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 my version of the Jedi Order, we were taught that in order to maintain the proper distance necessary to negotiate impartially across our galaxy, we were to strive for serenity, not passion. To be Jedi, we should not know anger, or hatred...or love. When we were very small children, we were raised in the Temple so that family loyalty or planetary allegiance would not get in the way of following the will of the Force."

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

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Re: Answer the discussion question [3/10]

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"But how are you supposed to control your emotions?" Joan asked. "I mean, I sort of understand the reason behind it, but that's like trying to make a rule that it can't rain on a certain day or that the sun isn't allowed to rise."

Re: Answer the discussion question [3/10]

[cataclysmicluck.livejournal.com]

"Well, we're trained from a very young age to do it. We're taught meditation techniques, mantras to help us focus, ways to look at things from different perspectives, things like that," Zayne said. "And it's not like you can't feel things. It's just that you have to find some kind of inner peace to go with your feelings."