small question

[obliviscere]

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Sender ID: obliviscere (Namine)
To: everyone!
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This might be a very personal question to ask like this, so nobody needs to feel like they have to answer but...

I was wondering if anyone's ever had a power that they've been uncomfortable with? How did you get over it? Do you think powers that do 'bad' things can be good?

Just curious! And also not related to that but I'd like to make some care packages for those islands in need. Any suggests for good food for them?

Comments

text; un: deepstar

[deepstar]

I'm going to reinforce what a lot of people are saying: it's how you use it that matters.
People can come up with a lot of reasons for why a power is "bad" or "good" or even "there is no good use for this."
The reality is that life isn't so black and white. There's a lot of room for grey.

[obliviscere]

What if it's a power that controls and changes other people?

[deepstar]

That all depends on you and what you do with it.
It's a pretty handy power, if you ask me.

[obliviscere]

Really? Wouldn't it be wrong to use it on people? What would make it 'handy'?

[deepstar]

Sometimes people need to change, whether they like it or not.
Other times they want to, but struggle with the initial steps.

[obliviscere]

But should you ever take take away someone's choice like that?

[deepstar]

People have their choices taken away from them all the time.
We didn't have a choice in coming here and we're not offered a choice on whether or not we're staying here.
And if I'm being honest, if I could take away people's choice in attacking people just because they're different?
I wouldn't lose a wink of sleep over it.

[obliviscere]

That's true. Although we don't know if we were brought here on purpose or as an accident, do we?

.... I wonder if that would be possible. I guess you could just take the memories of hating people because they're different away. Replace them with a desire to get along.

[deepstar]

People seem to think it was accidental.
Me? I don't know if I'm sold on the idea yet.

Anyway, that's one way of doing it, sure.
There's also just removing the desire to actually act on those impulses too.
You wouldn't really be changing their minds or opinions - just their ability to act on them.