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fandomhigh2010-12-02 09:45 am
sith_happened) wrote in fandomhigh2010-12-02 09:45 am
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Ethics [Thursday, December 2, 2nd period]
Anakin came into the classroom and shook a small pile of powdered sugar from his robe. Fandom weather was enough to make you sigh some days.
"This semester we've covered six of the seven deadly sins," Anakin began, listing them off on his fingers, "lust, gluttony, greed, wrath, envy, and pride. That leaves us with sloth." He gave the class a brief smile. "Though gluttony might have been more appropriate to discuss right after Thanksgiving, where the tradition seems to be to eat until you burst. Regardless, sloth was originally described as 'an uneasiness of the mind'," he continued. "Apathy. Melancholy. Joylessness. And importantly, the decision not to do anything about it."
He leaned back against his desk. "The modern view understands that the mind is more complicated than that and sometimes it is impossible to will yourself not to be sad. Instead, this sin now focuses on the failure to utilize your talents and gifts." He glanced around the room. "In a school filled with as many talented beings as this one, I think it would be almost criminal to not live up to the potential each of you has. Today, pair up and talk about what your plans for the future are, and how the classes you've taken and the people you've met here will help you in your greater life goals."
You know, a really easy subject.
"Oh, and Mister Starsmore, please see me after class."
"This semester we've covered six of the seven deadly sins," Anakin began, listing them off on his fingers, "lust, gluttony, greed, wrath, envy, and pride. That leaves us with sloth." He gave the class a brief smile. "Though gluttony might have been more appropriate to discuss right after Thanksgiving, where the tradition seems to be to eat until you burst. Regardless, sloth was originally described as 'an uneasiness of the mind'," he continued. "Apathy. Melancholy. Joylessness. And importantly, the decision not to do anything about it."
He leaned back against his desk. "The modern view understands that the mind is more complicated than that and sometimes it is impossible to will yourself not to be sad. Instead, this sin now focuses on the failure to utilize your talents and gifts." He glanced around the room. "In a school filled with as many talented beings as this one, I think it would be almost criminal to not live up to the potential each of you has. Today, pair up and talk about what your plans for the future are, and how the classes you've taken and the people you've met here will help you in your greater life goals."
You know, a really easy subject.
"Oh, and Mister Starsmore, please see me after class."
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//A person's own emotions are ultimately theirs to understand,// he said, carefully. //I suppose somebody just looking in would only really have their own experiences to go by, as a point for comparison. Things would get skewed a bit.//
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"You're a smart guy and Raven is fully capable of taking care of herself," he concluded, "but I'm always willing to help her hide a body."
He was probably joking.
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Ladies and gentlemen, Jonothon Starsmore's sense of self-worth and/or loathing.
... He was kind of being realistic about it. He wouldn't be difficult to catch, because he'd most likely be in some dark corner outside in the middle of the night, moping.
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