Bonnie looked into my innocent eyes, and realized that I had not
grasped much of that concept in our Saturday classes. In a monotone, she
said, "You have a difficult day ahead."
"Still..." I held my ground: from our first meeting, Bonnie had offered
me information about her screenplay in a seemingly random order—I had
assumed to keep her plot as secret as she could—and it drove me nuts. I‘d
had enough of that.
Shaking her head at whatever I was in for, she relented.
"To your reasoning mind, impeccability can look like ethics or
morality, but it can fly in the face of either because it‘s about the
regulation of energy. In simple terms," she cocked her head to one side,
indicating this was not a definitive explanation, "impeccability means
doing the right thing for the right reason, which can include doing nothing
as a proactive decision. Where it can get complicated," she grinned
ruefully, "is that reason doesn‘t apply to decisions based on the regulation
of energy. Reason is energy inefficient. More than that, impeccable
choices have to take into consideration where you really are, so that you
act in proportion to the arena. Otherwise, the amount of energy employed
will not be correct."
"Let‘s start with what you mean by it looking like ethics, then we‘ll
go to acting in proportion to the arena," I said evenly.
"Reason deals with the =because‘ of an event you have interpreted in
a particular way and subsequently decided you should respond in a way
consistent with your interpretation. This maintains the continuity of
thought through action, which always seems reasonable under the
circumstance. It follows that there are many ethical standards—meaning
no real standards that everyone can embrace as the most just, moral, or
apparently beneficial to the most people."
"Understood."
"There are no variables affecting a Stalker‘s motivations. They would
say a circumstance beckoned them, and they responded with the most
efficient use of their energy. This response could mirror your reasoned
choice and look ethical, or dumbfound you."
"I‘ll need an example of that, but what does acting in proportion to an
arena mean—it sounds like a variable?"
Bonnie gave this a moment‘s thought before, suddenly sporting a
wide grin, she said, "Imagine that you are driving the third vehicle to
arrive at a four way stop, almost simultaneous to a fourth car on your
right. You know the correct order in which to safely proceed, but what
usually happens?"
