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 Post subject: Re: The Sacred Light of the Night (D0, EN, Temple)
PostPosted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 7:07 pm 
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She shook her head, "I believe both are important. But titles do not guarantee proper perspective. I trust good men, with real world experience. You don't ask a fisherman to organize agricultural production... and neither should one have immoral or inept men lead the course of the future because they were born into a position of power."



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 Post subject: Re: The Sacred Light of the Night (D0, EN, Temple)
PostPosted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 7:17 pm 
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"So you do not trust heaven to choose wisely, in who it allows to be borne into positions of strength?"

He still sounded rather relaxed. "I suppose you would be proud of my grandfather, then, when he passed over my father." Holding his faded fan, he added, softly, "I believe we should seek to see past empty tradition and understand the purpose of past practices... if we cannot find the truth in them, then those traditions will be empty; without substance. If the leadership of the clan is to pass in new ways, we must first know what was right, and what was wrong, with the old way."

Pointing toward the sea with the fan, he added, "I would not have the Empire become something new, for novelty's sake. I would see us understand ourselves, so that when we travel abroad we can accurately understand what we bring back. I desire my clan, and the Empire as a whole, find new paths, which benefit its people; but I would not have us forget why we took up the paths we now walk."



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 Post subject: Re: The Sacred Light of the Night (D0, EN, Temple)
PostPosted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 7:29 pm 
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"I don't assume to understand the vast wisdom of the Heavens... and find those who do proclaim such are usually doing so to exert some sort of coercive power over someone else for their own gain. I could see wisdom in the Heavens sending inept rulers to create the impetus for a change which will ultimately protect the Empire which the Heavens watch over. But again... I don't assume to understand that which exceeds human comprehension." She replied.

"Your goal on strengthening the Empire in the manner which you speak, however, that I find to be a noble and admirable effort. Progress for progress' sake is destructive far more often than it is beneficial. I know little of anything to do with your family, I am sorry to admit... but I agree with you that there must be balance between that which is old and that which is new. All things which are good should be maintained, and all that which is unfit should be removed. The question of how that can be accomplished is truly where our differences lie. I put my trust only in that which I have seen and learned for myself... namely... in good people."



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 Post subject: Re: The Sacred Light of the Night (D0, EN, Temple)
PostPosted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 7:30 pm 
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Rokuro smiled.

"I suppose I do the same, but I don't limit those I trust to those I have met personally."



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 Post subject: Re: The Sacred Light of the Night (D0, EN, Temple)
PostPosted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 7:35 pm 
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"One needn't do that.... There is a phrase from the Merenaese: By their fruits, ye shall know them. It essentially means that by looking at the actions of men and how the world moves around them, one can see what type of person they are. If a man's enemies mysteriously end up dead, or you hear word of licentious behavior on multiple accounts, or you see the inept men put into positions of power... you can figure out quite a bit about the quality of the ruler. You can look at the present and deduce a lot about what has happened in the past." She replied.



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 Post subject: Re: The Sacred Light of the Night (D0, EN, Temple)
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"True."

He raised an eyebrow. "You could argue that the old ways have worked well for some... thus for them, clinging to tradition is wise. Yet for those who do poorly, seeking a new path is logical. Thus you can see the root of conflict in this issue."



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 Post subject: Re: The Sacred Light of the Night (D0, EN, Temple)
PostPosted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 7:55 pm 
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"Conflict cannot be fully avoided. A lot of life is some form of conflict, either overt or subliminal. Reducing the scale of damage is always important, but at times it is best to disturb the equilibrium if, in the long run, things would be better if a different course were followed. It needn't be violence or through enslavement... knowledge, properly utilized, has the ability to tear down the trappings of evil men. The presentation of the truth is what will create change... When one confronts the truth they are forced to either accept it or fight against it. It is in those moments that you see the quality of a man. The problem is... the truth does not always succeed. In fact, it rarely does... but that doesn't mean the effort to reveal the truth should ever stop."



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 Post subject: Re: The Sacred Light of the Night (D0, EN, Temple)
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"In that, I believe we are agreed."

He chuckled.

"I suppose, as a Magistrate, I am rather biased in the issue; I believe in the truth."



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She nodded and chuckled, "I would hope so."



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 Post subject: Re: The Sacred Light of the Night (D0, EN, Temple)
PostPosted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 8:13 pm 
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He tucked the fan away.

"So, if you don't mind my asking, what role do you see yourself playing in this progress you desire?'



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She chuckled, "A minimal one. But there is nothing wrong with a small life devoted to the discovery of truth and it's advancement. I choose to follow the dictates of my own heart; and will do my small part to see that the world is not a worse place because I was in it."



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A moment of quiet, and then Rokuro just nodded.



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"And you Suzume-sama? What is your role to play?" She asked.



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"Fortune has not seen fit to show me, just yet."

He sighed.

"This journey will play some part in revealing that, I'm certain."



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She smiled and nodded, "Then I wish you well on your journey. You may be inexperienced with sea travel... but your heart seems to be in the right place. Don't let whatever you run into out there, or whoever you must follow change that."



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He bowed in acknowledgement of her words.

"Thank you. I will do my best."

Glancing toward the temple, he added, "I will entreat for guidance as well, before I go."



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She nodded, "Please, feel free. Thank you for your time."



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"Thank you, for the lesson, Muhaki-sensei."

A parting bow, and then he turned toward the shrine.

He did have prayers to offer before it got to much later.

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After he left Bellena turned her eyes back to the telescope and began fixing its position. She chuckled under her breath as she squinted one eye, "Sensei... ha..."

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