Jaccavrie, the consciousness-level ship's computer, seems to be opposed to Laure's friendship with the Kirkasanter woman, Graydal, but surely personal jealousy is impossible? Laure reflects that:
"...[Jaccavrie's] judgments were always conditioned by the fact that she was a Ranger vessel, built for Ranger work." (p. 762)
OK. She wants him to stop helping the Kirkasanters so that he can do something more productive for the Commonalty.
Graydal's father tells Laure:
"...I must warn you that close ties between members of radically different societies can prove disastrous to everyone involved.'" (p. 763)
But barriers must be overcome. Two individuals need to have a clear understanding between them, particularly about the upbringing of children, but, when they have done that, no one else from either of the two "radically different societies" needs to interfere! Speaking personally, there was no way that I was ever going to marry the eldest daughter of Catholic friends of my parents with a general expectation that our children were going to be brought up as Catholics.
As it happens, the question of children is what comes between Laure and Graydal, not how to bring them up but the fact that they cannot have any.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
While the Catholic Church accepts the validity of mixed marriages, she does ask that any children of such marriages be raised as Catholics. And I believe that to be good and right.
Ad astra! Sean
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