On what drives the people
The fyros are fairly meticulous. Perhaps this is not the best word, they have a special, secret word for it. It means "doing-that-which-is-right-to-do-exactly-when-it-is-right-to -do".
They wake up, not because they feel like it, but because it's nearing evening, and they can finally get to work. They have children not because they're in the mood, but because the group needs strength. They eat because the body needs nourishment. They drink water only when necessary. The frail member of a trekking party will voluntarily lag behind, so the group won't waste resources on him. Or the member will "go hunting" and never return.
The best preacher, and the best demagogue, sell the idea of a heaven that is not only plentiful, but also grants freedom. Many would-be public figures forget that a fyro does not look forward to having his next needs fulfilled. No, that is a most basic attitude, and the fyros are smarter than that. They dream of a world where the very idea of *needing* to do something is eradicated. A world where you can do things, and may do things, but only if that is your own will.
The kamis, in this regard, understand their protégés far better than the karavan. It seems the two factions have both tried to lure the fyros, but one has failed quite spectacularly. In the kami ideal world, a fyros would work hard but would read a bountiful reward for it. In the karavan world, the reward is being judged by Jena, and maybe perhaps sent to another world. It is unconscionable to the straightforward, reasoning desert dweller. The kamis promise a world in balance, which naturally appeals much better to the people.
To be continued...
The fyros are fairly meticulous. Perhaps this is not the best word, they have a special, secret word for it. It means "doing-that-which-is-right-to-do-exactly-when-it-is-right-to -do".
They wake up, not because they feel like it, but because it's nearing evening, and they can finally get to work. They have children not because they're in the mood, but because the group needs strength. They eat because the body needs nourishment. They drink water only when necessary. The frail member of a trekking party will voluntarily lag behind, so the group won't waste resources on him. Or the member will "go hunting" and never return.
The best preacher, and the best demagogue, sell the idea of a heaven that is not only plentiful, but also grants freedom. Many would-be public figures forget that a fyro does not look forward to having his next needs fulfilled. No, that is a most basic attitude, and the fyros are smarter than that. They dream of a world where the very idea of *needing* to do something is eradicated. A world where you can do things, and may do things, but only if that is your own will.
The kamis, in this regard, understand their protégés far better than the karavan. It seems the two factions have both tried to lure the fyros, but one has failed quite spectacularly. In the kami ideal world, a fyros would work hard but would read a bountiful reward for it. In the karavan world, the reward is being judged by Jena, and maybe perhaps sent to another world. It is unconscionable to the straightforward, reasoning desert dweller. The kamis promise a world in balance, which naturally appeals much better to the people.
To be continued...
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Xyan Palteus, unofficial scribe