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Ursula took hold of this information on the Young Man, thinking it through. "Could it be related to how much he cared?"
"Yes! That's exactly it Ursula, you have helped resolve a mystery for me. Part of our New Nobility culture is learning to care-without-caring. It's relatively easy to acquire, when everyone shares that mindset. But, that's only a small part of it. We don't live in a culture of dependency. I don't mean material needs, although that can be a factor. Mainly however, on Nobelia, there isn't dependency on anyone for interactions which are meaningful and sustaining. When we care too much in isolation, we can be vulnerable"
"Yes yes," Ursula connected to Biella's explanation. "That's why I have no interest in going back to my old world. The interactions..."
"But you'd have the Comm, and with VR..."
"Yes, I tend to forget about that, I am still thinking of how it was pre-Agg. The comm alone would make a huge difference." Ursula laughed. "I'd certainly be dependent on it."
"And what would happen if your Comm was faulty? If you couldn't communicate effectively?"
"That would be a problem, and would certainly affect my equanimity, especially if it was an unsolvable problem, That would be severe. Difficult indeed. But, there was a basic comm in the Young Man's time?"
"Yes. I was using the Comm to illustrate communication difficulties. Sharing in the way we do here, sharing with this level of intensity and detail, sharings of such sustained length and depth, those were rare then, as I imagine they were and likely still are on your old world. Nobelia, the New Nobility, is comprised of those for whom such relationships are their thing, who love this kind of interaction, who want to do nothing else, and who have learned how to do so. We take many skills and techniques for granted. The entire TakeAway Philosophy for instance. Our thorough understanding that communication is a haphazard affair is another. But..."
"Yes...?" Ursula prompted, eager for the More.
"But we take something massively for granted on Nobelia when it comes to communication and interaction. It's inherent in the very premise of Nobelia, it's innate by now..."
"What what? Don't make me beg," Ursula laughed happily. Biella's promptings usually had good effect and stimulated her mind intensely, but what Biella now meant, Ursula had no idea. It could be so many things.
"Good Intent!" Biella supplied. "It's simply not a question that any New Noble has good intent underlying everything they do. This is even understood and accepted throughout most of the Agglomeration. Even taken for granted. Good Intent is synonymous with the New Nobility. It seems simple, but this association has a profound effect on shaping Frame-of-Perception. Yes?" Biella created opportunity for Ursula to put some of it together, knowing how much she enjoyed doing so.
"That Frame-of-Perception... Yes, huge. I'm thinking about when it isn't there. Was one of my biggest challenges back before. Especially in politics. But when the assumption is that one's motivation is askew in some way, it kind of balances out. Everything depended on results, and proof of concept, explanations, and "sell" and so on. Made for much extra effort, but it was the system, was accepted, so not particularly stressful." Ursula paused, thoughtful, exploring the variations, as she had learned to do.
"I'm thinking how it would be if that Understanding of Good Intent was missing here. I mean for me in particular. I now realise it is this singular fact which energises me so. MY intent is not questioned, ever. It's simply assumed and taken for granted I am coming from positivity. That's fantastically liberating and energising. Makes all the difference! No matter how poorly I express myself and communicate, always there is that perception and conviction from everyone here that my Intent is good, no matter what I do. I can do no wrong!" Ursula almost shouted that last realisation. "That's HUGE!"
Continued in Part 3:
Excerpted from: The Biella Series.
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