Ethics [Tuesday, March 2, 2nd period]

[sith_happened]

"Welcome back," a very tanned Anakin said from the front of the classroom. "Today we talk about wrath," he said. "There's something very human about giving in to our temper," he said. "It's freeing, uncomplicated."

He paused. "At least at that moment. The repercussions are always waiting."

He waved a hand and the holoprojector flipped to life. The blue alien from two weeks ago . "Remember him? As a Padawan who wasn't prone to following the instructions of my master," his eyes met each student who had also made that choice, "I was captured aboard Krayn's ship, enslaved, and set to work in his spice refining plants on Nar Shaddaa. My master escaped, and I didn't see him for almost a month. The intervening time was not pleasant."

He looked around the classroom making eye contact with every student before continuing. "Wrath is very, very tempting. It urges you to listen to that dark little voice inside of you--to cut loose, live without consequences."

He pointed at the holo again. "There are always consequences. At the end of this story, I faced Krayn in combat, ignored the advice of my master again," which would be a theme in Anakin's stories, yes, "and stabbed Krayn through the chest with my lightsaber. I was thirteen. That decision shaped much of my training as a Jedi from then on."

Anakin stopped pacing. "What would it take for you to get to that hazy edge? And more importantly, how do you stop yourself from giving in?"

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Sign in [3/2]

[sith_happened]

Wrathfully.

Re: Sign in [3/2]

[bitchprince]

Arthur Pendragon

Re: Sign in [3/2]

[likes_scoundrels]

Leia Organa

Listen to the lecture [3/2]

[sith_happened]

What a lovely story to come back from Spring Break for!

Re: Listen to the lecture [3/2]

[bitchprince]

Arthur had gotten a few inches shy of the line a couple of times, but in his opinion, he had himself well in hand. He'd find out the answer to the discussion question in due time, thank you, Uther.

Re: Listen to the lecture [3/2]

[therewaslife]

Bod didn't think what he'd done had been borne from wrath. His actions were a necessity, something that had to be done to make sure he wasn't killed just like his entire family had been.

Of course, Bod attributed the lack of wrath to having been so small when his family had been killed that he neither remembered much about them nor could feel much more than an occasional pang of grief and sadness.

Re: Listen to the lecture [3/2]

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

Technically, nearly everything Bruce did was based in anger, sadness, and a thirst for vengeance against the very concept of crime. He wasn't sure any of that quite counted as wrath, though, especially considering the rules he had established for himself. He would never kill Krayn out of anger, for example. He would never kill someone Krayn for any reason.

It was an interesting question.

Re: Listen to the lecture [3/2]

[likes_scoundrels]

"Wanting to free those who are enslaved isn't wrath," Leia said to no one in particular. She'd do the same thing again.

Re: Listen to the lecture [3/2]

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

What was it with classes this week? Jacob was giving his notebook another workout as he stabbed at it and he was considering just trying to slink off or something.

Re: Listen to the lecture [3/2]

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

Claire was having a really hard time with the idea of being so wrathful right now, which had nothing to do with Anakin's story.

Re: Listen to the lecture [3/2]

[puppy_fair]

Zack chewed his lip while he listened to the lecture today.

He wasn't often prone to giving in and acting out of anger. But it did happen, from time to time. And he really preferred that it never happen again.

Answer the discussion questions [3/2]

[sith_happened]

"What would it take for you to get to that hazy edge? And more importantly, how do you stop yourself from giving in?"

Re: Answer the discussion questions [3/2]

[therewaslife]

"Can anyone really know what it would take?" proposed Bod, sounding thoughtful. "Different situations are going to produce different reactions in us all. One day, something might not affect me very strongly but, the next?"

Bod shrugged. Human emotions were a tricky thing. "I don't think I've gotten there as of yet and it's hard to pinpoint what would put me there. The obvious answers are threats against family, friends, your world but what if you don't have those sorts of things? Then what?"

Re: Answer the discussion questions [3/2]

[sith_happened]

Anakin smiled. "That's why I only want to know what would set you off," he said. "Trying to decide for entire planets or societies is a quick way to a large headache."

Re: Answer the discussion questions [3/2]

[likes_scoundrels]

"Anger isn't necessarily a bad thing," Leia said. "It's a powerful motivator. I don't know how you can look at those who are suffering and not feel angry about it. You just don't want it to get the best of you, but if someone were to BLOW UP MY PLANET DAD harm my family, I'm not sure I could."

Re: Answer the discussion questions [3/2]

[sith_happened]

"Anger is a bad thing," Anakin countered. "Anger leads to hate, hate leads to the Dark Side. I was motivated by a sense of justice against Krayn, but there was a hefty chunk of vengeance in there as well, and that has no place in any mission a Jedi ever undergoes."

Re: Answer the discussion questions [3/2]

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

"Hurting my family would get me there, I think," Claire said. And that included her chosen family, as well as her actual family. "And... I don't know how I'd stop myself from giving in. Or if I would. It would depend on what happened."

Re: Answer the discussion questions [3/2]

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

Jacob was going to try to ignore the first question. Honestly, the answer was probably along the lines of 'not a whole lot'.

"Try to remember that you'll hurt someone you actually care about if you don't stop?" Jacob tried. It wasn't like he could remember a whole lot when he lost his temper.

Maybe werewolves needed a Jedi code of their own.

Re: Answer the discussion questions [3/2]

[puppy_fair]

Zack fidgeted a bit before looking up and answering the question.

"It takes a lot to get me there," he admitted. "I've had people threaten to kill me, and people try to kill me." And some of them had come pretty darn close. "It's when other people get hurt that I have trouble with it."

What the hell did you do, Angeal!?

"I usually wear down pretty quickly when I give in like that."

Re: Answer the discussion questions [3/2]

[bitchy_smurf]

Illyria shrugged. "Why would I stop myself from giving in? If the power exists to take vengeance on those who have wronged me, then wrath is a strength, not a weakness."

Re: Answer the discussion questions [3/2]

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"I keep that edge from getting hazy. I've spent a lot of time learning discipline. Because of that I can confidently say that I will never take a life, no matter how angry I am," Bruce said. Both his tone and - if Anakin were peeking - his mind and emotions backed up that confidence.

It was possible that he was lying to himself, delusional, or just filled with a whole bunch of hubris that was just waiting to get out and make an example of him, but he truly believed it to be a simple truth of the universe: he would never cross that line.

Talk to the TA [3/2]

[sith_happened]

Hello, TA!

Re: Talk to the TA [3/2]

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

The TA was around, and thinking he'd do the same as the professor in the situation. He had kind of a lot of wrath lurking inside, just waiting for a good use.

Talk to Anakin [3/2]

[sith_happened]

Who is quite pleased with himself for dodging his normal wrath story.

OOC

[sith_happened]

So the world doesn't end.