Ethics [Thursday, March 24, 2011, 1st period]

[sith_happened]

His conversations with Raven and Katniss on Tuesday and his worry over Leia factored heavily into the topic Anakin chose for today. "In the New Testament, one of the religious texts of this planet, love is described as patient and kind, beyond such things as holding grudges," Anakin began.

"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 wedding ring on his left hand gleaming under the light, and glanced around the room. "Would you have been able to hold to their rules? Can you stop someone from acting out their feelings? What do you think the Masters of my Order were trying to prevent?"

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Re: Answer the discussion questions [3/24]

[angelo_wings]

"Repressing isn't healthy," Rinoa said, entirely unnecessarily. "It'll all come out sooner or later. Nobody can repress forever, can they?"

Re: Answer the discussion questions [3/24]

[sith_happened]

Anakin shrugged. "I knew Jedi who managed to do so for decades, even centuries."

Or possibly he had just blocked the possibility of Yoda having thoughts of love out of his mind forever. Which was also extremely healthy.

Re: Answer the discussion questions [3/24]

[angelo_wings]

"Maybe they're better at it," she considered. "I don't ... think I'd be a very good Jedi."

In other news, water had been known to be wet.

Re: Answer the discussion questions [3/24]

[sith_happened]

"I think I agree with you there," Anakin said, hiding a smile. "Are you all right?" he asked in a quieter voice.