the forgotten Ajah

[Caelan Arendor]

I am sorry to have forgotten one of the—if not the—principal proponents among the Ajahs in the Wheel of Time series. I am, of course, speaking of the Black Ajah, and an interpretation of their Ajah color is likely unnecessary for most readers; indeed, if I am honest, for me as well: black—no light, no hope, and, as it turns out in the end, no future. To argue otherwise—though some may try—would be difficult.

[bringbackthomsmoustache]

You should try reading the "Recluse" saga by LE Modeset.  He uses white for chaos aligned (superficially evil) and black for order aligned (usually benign).  This makes a certain amount of sense as it uses white for energy and decay and black for stolidity and stagnation.  

[Caelan Arendor]

I suppose there is no such a thing as "objectively good or bad". 

 

Even God’s commandments (if they exist at all) and the preference for some actions over others—that is, "good versus evil"—are, in essence, the subjective opinion of a (possibly) thinking entity. They are therefore divine mandates, whose disobedience carries drastic consequences, rather than a universal, objective moral framework.

 

What we call "good" or "evil" is a classic topic in philosophy and ethics, and most modern thinkers would share my intuition: there is probably no objective good or evil that exists independently of observers. What is considered "good" in one society may be seen as "immoral" in another. For example, in some cultures certain forms of punishment were (and still are) regarded as just, while in others they are considered cruel.

 

And who is to say, that chaos being bad and order being good. Ultimately, even the birth of the universe and the first emergence of life appear to exhibit random, even chaotic, characteristics.