Post by Alena on Dec 26, 2006 19:28:30 GMT -5
by Necrom...
My lesson for this week is Respect.
Respect is something that all should observe and take to heart. Respect can be a fine ally to a Sith and a good rule to live by for the Jedi.
Respect to me means 2 things: 1) Never under-estimating your opponents capabilities (more for the Sith) and 2) Treating anyone and thing with the honor that is due to it (a more Jedi rule).
Even though I noted off to the side in parenthesis that each one was geared more to a certain side, by no means does it mean that you should not be aware of both and use both in your daily routines/lives.
The first is more of a warriors code and can best be applied during combat or sport of any sort.
Ex: In a boxing match you and your opponent are deadlocked. You throw a strong arm jab to his stomach, which catches him off guard for a half second. He then counters with a surprise uppercut that catches you off guard and throws you off balance. This attack might have been avoided had you not been over confident and had respected your enemies capability (at least to the end of the fight).
The old saying "Never judge a book by its cover" is exactly what the first definition of respect means.
The second definition everyone should at least learn (whether you use it is up to you and you alone). It says that everyone and thing should be treated with the honor it deserves, and rightly so. There have been too many times when I have seen good people, innocent people, being picked on just because of the way they look or act (the way some people act deserves no respect, but that's beside the point). This may sound very un-Sithist of me but we, even when being disrespected, must respect the other person. To me you let the other person win by sinking down to his level of pathetic dealing. And failure to me is not a good thing (at least not in this case). Manipulation also can play a part in this. Manipulate the individual into a position in which he trips upon his own actions. I have talked about manipulations before and to me the only ones that deserve to be manipulated are the ones who A need to be manipulated for the good of the cause or B the ones who do the manipulating in the first place.
Like many of my teachings, this is a hard one to understand and take to heart. Even I forget this rule occasionally when the situation becomes overwhelming, but look at the situation and understand why you acted the way you did. Then you will learn how to avoid it the next time.
I hope you learn from this.
My lesson for this week is Respect.
Respect is something that all should observe and take to heart. Respect can be a fine ally to a Sith and a good rule to live by for the Jedi.
Respect to me means 2 things: 1) Never under-estimating your opponents capabilities (more for the Sith) and 2) Treating anyone and thing with the honor that is due to it (a more Jedi rule).
Even though I noted off to the side in parenthesis that each one was geared more to a certain side, by no means does it mean that you should not be aware of both and use both in your daily routines/lives.
The first is more of a warriors code and can best be applied during combat or sport of any sort.
Ex: In a boxing match you and your opponent are deadlocked. You throw a strong arm jab to his stomach, which catches him off guard for a half second. He then counters with a surprise uppercut that catches you off guard and throws you off balance. This attack might have been avoided had you not been over confident and had respected your enemies capability (at least to the end of the fight).
The old saying "Never judge a book by its cover" is exactly what the first definition of respect means.
The second definition everyone should at least learn (whether you use it is up to you and you alone). It says that everyone and thing should be treated with the honor it deserves, and rightly so. There have been too many times when I have seen good people, innocent people, being picked on just because of the way they look or act (the way some people act deserves no respect, but that's beside the point). This may sound very un-Sithist of me but we, even when being disrespected, must respect the other person. To me you let the other person win by sinking down to his level of pathetic dealing. And failure to me is not a good thing (at least not in this case). Manipulation also can play a part in this. Manipulate the individual into a position in which he trips upon his own actions. I have talked about manipulations before and to me the only ones that deserve to be manipulated are the ones who A need to be manipulated for the good of the cause or B the ones who do the manipulating in the first place.
Like many of my teachings, this is a hard one to understand and take to heart. Even I forget this rule occasionally when the situation becomes overwhelming, but look at the situation and understand why you acted the way you did. Then you will learn how to avoid it the next time.
I hope you learn from this.