This Journey - Part 1.
Back story. It happened one day over the air-waves that a question was asked,
"What kind of driver is a bad driver?"
For instance it may be argued truck drivers think car drivers are bad drivers and conversely
may also be said to be true. The question was asked by Steve Mills on Radio 6PR circa 2012/13.
The opposite of a bad driver is a good driver.
What qualities or virtues constitute a good driver?
The Plot.
The Time and place is Mingdom and the wheel has just been invented.
The people are in outrage over the lack of control that authority has over this new invention.
The youth are hooning around while the old cannot (can't) keep up and the emergency services
are now crippled because citizens are in thier right.
The Senate calls upon Ming to act, but Ming is busy.
Ming dwells upon the question, what qualities or virtues constitute a good driver?
Other than the observations we can make, that will make us think,
if we are to take such things seriously.
Scene 1.
In the home of the Senate. Ming has the floor and the ear of the Senate.
Ming is to answer the question: What qualities or virtues constitute a good driver?
Ming stand's and speaks to the Senate.
Ming:
"Senate, lend me your ear? No, give me your ear, for this time, as long as it be,
and let me ease your mind, of such great importance that I shall take the time to do your job,
as elected by my people, I do your work in my sleep.
In glorious white frocks in little flocks you control your sheep at my feet, and I think how much
longer I should let you stink, and make stealth to my health and detriment.
I have proclaimed we should live in such harmony if we all do just our good work
and make no evil upon our foundations and prosperity-- to your soul shall be your reward."
Ming steps out into the forum.
A back-seat Senator heckles.
"Give us your wisdom that you observe, that you proclaim is to be."
Ming: "Thank you Senator.
I am privileged to stand before such council, such glory thank you.
My eyes deceive me not because my mind transmits a clear picture.
My eyes not only see a physical being, before me, I see
in to the hearts and minds of my people. I resonate, though you say
I am out of tune or out of time, it is the same rhyme.
Discord with many is noted and each lament is a thorn in my side, and I ache until such pain is relieved."
Back-seat Senator 2.
"You legend, you self-proclaimed, can such a zealous heart have such a
slow mind to catch up? that he befalls pride and sits with the meek, with the sheep?"
LAUGHS ERUPT THROUGHOUT THE SENATE
Ming:
"Thank you Senator, the member for Vox-Pop, and shall we deliver a note to say lunch will be late.
Today could be a long day and if you need some nourishment, I advise we break for a treat,
before we have our full courses. I will tease thee with a small plate of some morsel
and encourage you to be ready to sit down at a full plate.
You will deliver side dishes much to annoyance and we shall sit and eat dessert together.
Be ready in mind and heart. Balance will come from that harmonious arrangement of the moral
quality of our actions and motives. Our Justice will come from the Balance over Time
and scales will move too and frow; and we may sit here in the same lifetime to rethink our thoughts."
Back-seat Senator:
"You're most gracious Ming, we, The Senate applaud you're introduction, we say... as like fact and fiction,
because they differ in origin and nature. One is produced by us in teaching, the other by persuasion;
one is always accompanied by a true account, the other lacks an account; one cannot be moved by persuasion,
the other can; and every man it must be said, partakes of true opinion,
whereas gods and only a small number of human beings partake of intelligence."
From the Senate in chorus:
"Here-here!"
Back-seat Senator 2:
"We know of Ming's great wisdom, shall never be a conclusion, if intelligence and
true opinion are different in kind, then these things-in-themselves certainly exist.
It is so, as we depart for some nourishment."
Back-seat Senator.
"Let us feast."
Exit cast, lights dim.
Scene 2.
Lights up, enter cast, banter.
Ming steps out into the forum.
Back seat Senator:
"Now we have had our nourishment and feel quiet relaxed, can Ming please feed us some dessert?"
Ming:
"Thank you Senator for your enquiry. Indeed my Heart races with all your good graces and it be only too fitting.
I wish that errand be a light task and one that we may find comfort and solace for our people to follow.
My eyes not only see a physical being, before me, my eyes see into the hearts and minds of my people;
I previously stated and we are in some agreement. Here are facts, is it not so? that the young in age
travel at a faster pace than those who have stepped before?
in youthful exuberance? Is it not so: that those who are heavily laden and transporters of foods
and goods in a contract to deliver, wiser to travel safer? for speed is not there concern.
Are the weak frail and lacking in strong mind not to be more careful; is it there fault?
for I take this burden upon my shoulders and decree: all shall travel according to all conditions
of a physical and mental capacity that ensures a broader safer sense among the community,
that the perils of travel are being here decreed; I ask and expect the Senate to enforce
my decree and set about legislating controls and a system of monetary fines,
for those who see themselves as above my decree.
Senators set a standard for precincts where the wheel shall travel at a slower rate between a distance
where people shall be in a higher number; and where the people are fewer set the limit higher.
That all those who travel by the wheel shall abide and all shall be just."
Ming looks into the Forum.
Back seat Senator;
With a smile and a gesture, a one handed applaud.
"You legend? Great merciful Ming, as I stand before you. As I honour you.
There will be no lack of willingness on our part,
we shall debate these virtues. We ask for some light, to give us sight,
as the night approaches."
Laughs from the senate.
"What we ask Ming, is please give us Vitas Justas. Are we to just hear your
lament and be content, and accept as you will the law, of the Senate--
should we not have such courtesy? You feed us and grace us and expect so much from us.
We are but serfs. So virtuous to cast shadow of doubt over the character of our
voters is indeed a task and thankless as swiftly as the changing winds and fortunes,
for the brave who shall settle for us any discontent. I see you snigger and as we
have contested the expert is of only some regard.
How shall we pass the days before Hades and lament of a better World; shall't pitch a tent?
Ming shall be obvious to this ridicule for any brash statement.
Allow us to sit in the shade."
The Arguement.
Ming:
"Content you are indeed to sit in the shade, rest a while... Senator.
My favours and my bullion, with my water and materials you build your towers and steeples,
my heart hears those cries. Take me to task you ask."
"Senate, Veritas Assimilus, that we may travel as safely here at the heart of our toils
with the same assurance on the way to and frow to our friend and neighbour."
Back-seat Senator 2:
"Does Ming ask The Senate a question? for some clarification?
I shall speak for the Senate and hurry our speaker,
and put his mind at some rest, for the Senate are in some
accord, when we see the advances to be made through some regulation.
That the coffers of Ming shall quickly overflow."
Ming:
"It gives me much happiness and joy to think we have made This Journey,
and we may journey again. A sweet-air of some subterranean delight
will see us in to the night, as the Sun is about to set we may see,
when the words start to spill out in some nightmare; that if I say,
when I think how much it gives it takes from me.
So true are the virtues we seek and are they again in some hopeless way,
Veritas Convergentas, Veritas Divergentas, and Veritas Mergeinus? to end us?"
The Argument: Ming asks if engaging previously encoded factual information,
Convergent thinking, and if, thinking that involves generating many different
answers to a single problem with the correctness dependent subjective
evaluation of answers as abstract and flexible, indeed separate virtues
as they are in science or perhaps only another nightmare that will haunt Ming's sleep?
Ming in his thinking and through his cunning sets for the Senate that
if the virtues, are as he has shown previously, on prima fascia,
to be like and just as unlike that he in his wisdom introduce in his honour a delight,
the decree that in us and to end us; The Senate legislate:
"Veritas Mergeinus: Virtuous in ability to merge with other ideas."
Virtues of a good driver: Veritas Oculas Sensorus Perceptus. Virtuous in gaining knowledge from perception.
Veritas Respectus: Virtuous in having respect for self and others.
Veritas Compassionus: Virtuous in having compassion for others.
Veritas Adaptus: Virtuous in being adaptable.
Veritas Noeticus: Virtuous in having awareness of objects and events.
Veritas Assimilus: Virtuous in being able to incorporate new information.
Veritas Contralateralityinus: Virtuous in processing ideas from an opposing source.
Veritas Convergentas: Virtuous in automated processing of information.
Veritas Divergentas: Virtuous in ability to have multiple solutions.
Veritas Mergeinus: Virtuous in ability to merge with other ideas.
Scott Anderson.
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