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HANADI (MANUAL) 71 19. Have you ever heard the phrase “an eye for an eye”? What do you think it means? 20. Is revenge the same thing as “an eye for an eye”? 21. Is justice the same thing as “an eye for an eye”? Episode 3: The River Leading Idea 1: Common good/private property The term, ‘common good’ relates to anything that belongs to, and benefits, a community and is not the property of an individual person or a small group. We can use the term when refering to objects (e.g. books in a library), places (public parks), services (public health and education) and even artistic or intellectual production, which is part of humanity’s cultural background. In contrast, ‘private property’ refers to anything that belongs to, and benefits, an individual or a small group. You can find further resources on the concept of “private/public” in the manual In and out the park, episode 3, leading idea 3 “Private property”. Exercise: Common good and private property in families Fill in the following chart, stating what belongs to the whole family (common good) and what belongs to some of its members (private property). If you think that one of the items belongs to both categories, mark both and explain your answer. There are also items which contain several elements, such as toiletry items (which includes toothbrushes, towels, soap etc.) In these cases you may state which elements in those items are common and which are private. Common good Private property The living room Chairs The bedrooms Bicycles Toys Kitchen utensils Toiletry items Clocks Water Cameras What other things in the family environment do you think belong to the family’s common good and which are one or some of the members’ private property?