Editing Newsletter/Summer 2008 (section)

== Counselor's Corner ==
Our Klingon Counselor is played by Frank Truelove[[Image:Klingon Counselor.jpg|thumb|left|Counselor qeSwI' qaybe']]

'''Dear Counsellor Qaybe''''

'''What is true courage? How does one know if one has it?'''
 
'''~Quaking'''
 

QomwI' (Quaker) 
 
Since no true warrior would admit to quaking unless they were experiencing an earthquake, I must assume you are in geologically unstable vicinity. Hence Qom, to experience an earthquake plus -wI', one who does.
 
As to true courage, one must know the difference between qajunpaQ (audacity) and toDuj (bravery). 
 
Audacity is something that probably ought not to be engaged in but for which one will be esteemed afterward … provided one survives.
 
Bravery is one of the hallmarks of a life befitting a warrior. It is hard to quantify, as are all such characteristics. It is far easier to know if one has none than to know if one has any. For example, if your enemies are behind you while you are demonstrating for them how fast you can run, you probably have none.
 
However, as has been said above, you are probably in the midst of a series of severe tremors, so perhaps running across the dangerous terrain to a position of safety would be called for. And, whether you reach shelter or not, courage will be found in the attempt at the crossing. You will be esteemed for the effort, whether or not you survive. 

And that differentiates true bravery from mere audacity.

qeSwI' qaybe'
 



'''Dear Counsellor Qaybe''''

'''My problem is my Dad. He keeps on frightening off my boyfriends. He even frightens them off before they become my boyfriends!'''

'''He's the ship's Captain and I'm his yeoman so we work together too. Until we moved to a small ship with small quarters, I had to share his quarters so I couldn't even get away from him in my time off. At least now I have a small room to myself, but all the guys on the ship are too scared of him to ask me out.'''

'''What can I do?'''

'''~ Frustrated'''
 
Frustrated daughter (puqbe' mogh),
    
If I understand your problem correctly, you have a difference of opinion with not only your father but also your commanding officer. Let us suppose, for the moment, that your parents did not have the right to approve or disapprove of any potential romantic partner (parmaqqay). If this were the case, you would have two options that should have immediately suggested themselves.

1) Choose more intimidating boyfriends

2) Assassinate your commanding officer, for which I will lend you my kut’luch or assassin’s blade

qeSwI' qaybe'