Rowen has a rolling chalkboard with him today. He positions to his liking and quickly writes out, in English and Japanese.
"From this arises the question whether it is better to be loved rather than feared, or feared rather than loved. It might perhaps be answered that we should wish to be both: but since love and fear can hardly exist together,
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He paces a moment, then continues. "As for the second quote... A coward can love. To say that he loves less than another because he will not offer up his life for a friend or family member simply means the observer has discounted the obvious - that a coward loves himself more than anyone else, since a coward by definition is one who does not take risks, allows fear to control them, etcetera. Fear is a response linked to self preservation. One could argue that a coward is selfish, but not that a coward cannot love."
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Rowen nods then hums. "As for Gandhi, not all damage coming from love is physical. When one opens himself to the pain a person can inflict emotionally. In that aspect, a person is a coward for not loving and opening himself up to that. At least, that is my interpretation of the quote."
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