Ethics [Thursday, November 4, 1st 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, the ring on his left hand gleaming in the light, 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 questions [11/4]

[life_inshadow]

"I can kind of see that, but what about families?" Tara asked, oblivious to things like pills and Elder-governed marriages. "Parents can be pretty awful and you still love them, just because they're there and take care of you when you're a baby. I th-think that would happen even if you didn't know the word."

Re: Answer the questions [11/4]

[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

"No, it wouldn't," he said, averting his eyes and running a finger from one side of his desk to the other. "Parents can be there and take care of you as a child but it doesn't have to have anything to do with love. Not if the concept isn't known. It's more of a...job."

Re: Answer the questions [11/4]

[life_inshadow]

Tara squinted. "Like ... growing up in a daycare center?"

It sounded ... well, lonely. But the boy seemed uncomfortable so she wasn't inclined to press too much.

Re: Answer the questions [11/4]

[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

"I don't know what that is," he said apologetically, "so I can't answer that for you. I'm sorry. It's just--families can exist, children can exist but there doesn't have to be love involved."

He'd point blank asked his father if he was loved once. His father had said he was enjoyed. That still stung.

"It happens."

Re: Answer the questions [11/4]

[life_inshadow]

"It's -- a place where children go to be watched by people other than their parents," Tara said slowly. "Like a school for really little kids."

She gave him a sidelong look. "I'm sorry."

Re: Answer the questions [11/4]

[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

"I accept your apology but it's not really needed," he assured her with a small smile. "We have something similar to a daycare center. It just had a different name. I suppose growing up in a daycare center and living in a place where love isn't known are similar in some ways."

Re: Answer the questions [11/4]

[thismaskiwear.livejournal.com]

"Or something they're saddled with," Katchoo interjected, staring at the front edge of her desk.

Re: Answer the questions [11/4]

[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

Jonas turned his attention towards the sound of the voice and recognizing discomfort in the owner, he nodded and said, "Yes, or like that."

Himself, it hadn't been like that since his parents had signed up for a child and he was placed with them but he could see how it could grow to that.

Re: Answer the questions [11/4]

[life_inshadow]

"That's how they feel about you, not how you feel about them," Tara pointed out quietly, but seemed content to leave it at that.

... mainly because not leaving it at that would come perilously close to talking about her father in class and there was just no way.

Re: Answer the questions [11/4]

[thismaskiwear.livejournal.com]

Katchoo acknowledged that with a brief nod, willing to leave the brief outburst unexplained herself; she'd rather die (so dramatic, Katchoo) than have to pay any kind of lip service to Ace. She could have argued the point, since she got the feeling her take on it ran counter to Tara's, but yeah. Not going there.