I think that you and I are going to have to agree to disagree. I tend to
believe, or should I say that my experiance has taught me, that a thing
(your soul included) only has value if valued.
> And surely, if you are willing to /die/ for
>something, you are strong enough to make your death something people
>will remember. Actually, there lies your point, right?
Right.
> You have to
>beleive that your death will meaningfully contribute to the cause. Your
>death. Soldiers dying /in/ a war arn't martyrs bacause their /death/ is
>not meaningful to the war, only the fighting they did while they were
>alive.
>
Right again.
>Dying /in/ a cause. Dying /for/ a cause. hmmm. I think you are
>right.
Thanks.
> This is a very important distinction. Anybody can die /in/ a
>cause, but to die /for/ a cause indicates that in some way you beleive
>your /death/ will aid the cause. That is why Willian Wallace's death
>mattered. He would rather /die/ than live in continued slavery to
>England. Freedom! -- even if death is the only way.
Sometimes it's the only way to freedom.
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