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<blockquote data-quote="MaxKaladin" data-source="post: 1568833" data-attributes="member: 1196"><p>"Greetings. I did intend to say that that consideration was not mentioned in these proceedings. I think it a relevant point and is certainly something Vindicator should consider in the future, but it should not be a cause for him to lose his paladinhood. Perhaps I err in favor of the virtue of mercy, but I would submit that it was a serious mistake, but one that can be learned from and that the lesson will serve to make him a better paladin in the future. I feel stripping someone of their calling is best done that they act against the spirit of their calling and I do not feel that was the case here. </p><p></p><p>Being a paladin is an exercise in balancing the demands of the various ideals and virtues you are charged with upholding. Many times you will find that those ideals are in conflict and that one must decide which ideal is most important in the context of the specific situation or which can be neglected with the least harm. Different paladins can choose different paths and there are obviously those who feel Vindicator chose the wrong path. I do not feel that he abandoned the path, however, and thus do not feel he should be stripped of his calling. </p><p></p><p>Penance, meditation, contemplation. Whatever you wish to call it, I feel that it would do no harm and would certainly help Vindicator judge wisely in the future for it is our nature as mortals to learn from our mistakes. All paladins should take the time to contemplate their actions and consider if anything could be done better the next time such a situation was encountered even if none have suggested that the paladin has been anything but exemplary in his actions. Believing that one cannot act wrongly and that all of ones decisions are above reproach is dangerously prideful and that, too, is something a paladin must avoid being. Indeed, I was a proud paladin in my younger days -- as well as quick to battle as Vindicator seems to have been. My quest for my steed was largely intended to show me the error of my ways and make a better paladin of me. I would be remiss if I suggested that Vindicator should not be given the same opportunity to gain insight into his shortcomings and overcome them as I had. After all, paladinhood is not a destination, it is a path albeit a narrow one. One cannot stray far from the path without falling off, but there also time to grab someone who starts to stray and pull them back onto the path before they fall completely off and I feel that is what should be done for Vindicator. </p><p></p><p>But, perhaps being so long winded as I is also a violation of some virtue, though I confess I have not stopped to consider which one that might be. "</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MaxKaladin, post: 1568833, member: 1196"] "Greetings. I did intend to say that that consideration was not mentioned in these proceedings. I think it a relevant point and is certainly something Vindicator should consider in the future, but it should not be a cause for him to lose his paladinhood. Perhaps I err in favor of the virtue of mercy, but I would submit that it was a serious mistake, but one that can be learned from and that the lesson will serve to make him a better paladin in the future. I feel stripping someone of their calling is best done that they act against the spirit of their calling and I do not feel that was the case here. Being a paladin is an exercise in balancing the demands of the various ideals and virtues you are charged with upholding. Many times you will find that those ideals are in conflict and that one must decide which ideal is most important in the context of the specific situation or which can be neglected with the least harm. Different paladins can choose different paths and there are obviously those who feel Vindicator chose the wrong path. I do not feel that he abandoned the path, however, and thus do not feel he should be stripped of his calling. Penance, meditation, contemplation. Whatever you wish to call it, I feel that it would do no harm and would certainly help Vindicator judge wisely in the future for it is our nature as mortals to learn from our mistakes. All paladins should take the time to contemplate their actions and consider if anything could be done better the next time such a situation was encountered even if none have suggested that the paladin has been anything but exemplary in his actions. Believing that one cannot act wrongly and that all of ones decisions are above reproach is dangerously prideful and that, too, is something a paladin must avoid being. Indeed, I was a proud paladin in my younger days -- as well as quick to battle as Vindicator seems to have been. My quest for my steed was largely intended to show me the error of my ways and make a better paladin of me. I would be remiss if I suggested that Vindicator should not be given the same opportunity to gain insight into his shortcomings and overcome them as I had. After all, paladinhood is not a destination, it is a path albeit a narrow one. One cannot stray far from the path without falling off, but there also time to grab someone who starts to stray and pull them back onto the path before they fall completely off and I feel that is what should be done for Vindicator. But, perhaps being so long winded as I is also a violation of some virtue, though I confess I have not stopped to consider which one that might be. " [/QUOTE]
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