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fandomhigh2015-11-25 03:43 pm
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Ethics, Wednesday
"There is a proverb on this planet," Obi-Wan said quietly. "'Forgive and forget.'" If he had noticed the influx of children last weekend, he was not saying a word about it. There might have been a reason for that.
Anakin nodded. "Given the number of bags that were reported on the radio last week, I'd venture that this island, in general, has problems forgetting and forgiving."
"Some of you also had your slate wiped clean for the weekend," Obi-Wan said. "These two factors combined bring us to today's topic: regret. How do you handle your own regret? How do you handle another's?"
"The people here, on the whole, tend to be astonishingly forgiving when the island's...whimsy...leads to gender-switching, sudden attack of childhood, or being someone else for the weekend. I don't think the rest of the world would be nearly as sanguine with the idea of, say, sleeping with someone else's girlfriend because you thought you were someone else," Anakin said.
"Forgiveness can hence be... situational," Obi-Wan said. "But I am certain there is at least one of you who has woken after such an event filled with regret, in spite of any assurances that you were not the one who chose to do the things you did."
Regularly, if you were Anakin. "Where does regret slip into self-loathing?" he asked. "Why is it sometimes easier to forgive others than ourselves?"
Definitely not looking at Obi-Wan there.
"Or, for some of you, why is it easier to forgive one's self than to forgive those around you?" Obi-Wan asked. "Are all regrets created equal?"
"Is there a mental limit you have for forgiving or excusing the same person?" Anakin added. "Think about it for a moment, then we'll discuss it."
Anakin nodded. "Given the number of bags that were reported on the radio last week, I'd venture that this island, in general, has problems forgetting and forgiving."
"Some of you also had your slate wiped clean for the weekend," Obi-Wan said. "These two factors combined bring us to today's topic: regret. How do you handle your own regret? How do you handle another's?"
"The people here, on the whole, tend to be astonishingly forgiving when the island's...whimsy...leads to gender-switching, sudden attack of childhood, or being someone else for the weekend. I don't think the rest of the world would be nearly as sanguine with the idea of, say, sleeping with someone else's girlfriend because you thought you were someone else," Anakin said.
"Forgiveness can hence be... situational," Obi-Wan said. "But I am certain there is at least one of you who has woken after such an event filled with regret, in spite of any assurances that you were not the one who chose to do the things you did."
Regularly, if you were Anakin. "Where does regret slip into self-loathing?" he asked. "Why is it sometimes easier to forgive others than ourselves?"
Definitely not looking at Obi-Wan there.
"Or, for some of you, why is it easier to forgive one's self than to forgive those around you?" Obi-Wan asked. "Are all regrets created equal?"
"Is there a mental limit you have for forgiving or excusing the same person?" Anakin added. "Think about it for a moment, then we'll discuss it."
Re: Discussion: Regret and Forgiveness
"I do hope that is water you have brought with you," he said mildly, vaguely wondering about the ethics of mind-whammying a student.
Re: Discussion: Regret and Forgiveness