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Day 5 - Fiametta (Temperance)

#91: Dec. 2010 - Jan. 2011 (Fiction)
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Re: Day 5 - Fiametta (Temperance)

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Whoever wanted to hear about someone who did their taxes correctly, ate good food, had good manners, and zzzz zzz zz zzzz. Every great epic needs a hero who overcomes some odds for something of value and did it on a grand scale. Whatever he did was ok as long as it is Guinness worthy. We elevate Pirates and Kings alike to Hero status even though they do the most ruthless and disgusting things.

I guess Occidental culture has elevated love to something of value - something worth bending the rules for. I wonder what other cultures would think about men killing men for women... they might be very confused because their idea of women as a possession worthy of risking life and limb over doesn't exist.
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