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the attention was paid to the physical things that one person had and another didn’t. Things like some people having a place to live while others didn’t or some people having the ability to buy lots of things while others didn’t. This contributed to negative feelings because not every person on the planet got every single thing they wanted. I don’t have to tell you that this was a very terrible thing.
    “Now, I don’t want to scare you, but there was something even worse than not having the physical things that you want.” She looked at each of them to make sure they were still okay before going on. “You see, the first Experts on the subject of feelings realized that what was even worse than not getting the physical things you wanted was not getting the emotional things you wanted.
    “First, let me define the word ‘Expert’ for you,” Ms. Amelia said as she wrote the word and definition on the board. ‘Expert: Someone of very high intelligence on a matter which should not be questioned.’ Can you all repeat that for me please?”
    The class proceeded to do what she asked though Cyrus wondered briefly why someone of high intelligence wouldn’t be able to answer any questions.
    “Now, back to the discussion at hand. Let me show you a few examples of the experts’ findings about positive and negative emotions.”
    “One problem was a unit known in Uncivilized Times as the family.” The word ‘family’ was written on the board under the category of problems. “In those times, people used to live together in one residence. They would eat together, celebrate special occasions together and even be there for each other in hard times. Unfortunately, not everyone in Uncivilized Times had a family. Sometimes even if someone had one, their family wasn’t happy like other families were. Some families split apart and made the members of it very sad. Others stayed together and fought every day, making everyone involved just as miserable as if they had been split apart. 
    “Since the family structure created such negative emotions and since not everyone could have one, the Experts believed that this was an unfair system to have and that it would be best if no one had a family.
    “Another problem was the concept of ‘friends.’” Ms. Amelia added the word ‘friends’ underneath the word ‘family.’ “You see, in Uncivilized Times people used to believe that they liked certain people more than others. They would spend more time with these people who they liked rather than spending time with everyone they knew.  This made the people that someone chose not to hang around with as much or at all feel bad about themselves. In reality, there was nothing wrong with these people who were made to feel bad. It was the fault of those who had the misguided idea that they liked one person more than another. 
    “This idea of liking one person, thing or idea more than another is a form of psychosis that was fueled by the terrible practices of the Uncivilized Times. In today’s society, we like every person equally. This is the only way to make sure that everyone’s feelings are considered. It is the only way to make sure that people are truly fair to one another.”
    Ms. Amelia wrote another word under the problem category. The letters spelled the word ‘opinions.’
    “In Uncivilized Times, people were allowed to hold different points of view. This meant that two people could look at one event and hold two completely separate thoughts about it. This was known as having an opinion. These differences in opinion caused people to be unhappy with one another. Some people didn’t get their way because of people with different opinions, and that just wasn’t fair. Thus, the experts believed that opinions were things that no one should be allowed to have. That differing points of view were harmful for the good of us all.”
    Their teacher paused to write a definition by the word ‘opinion.’ She then turned to the