Call it research

[dangerousangles]

How do you decide what's right? Which battles to choose and which to leave to someone else? Which to give up on altogether?

I'm not asking how you think everyone should know what's right from wrong, I'm asking how do you, personally, decide what's worth it? What's worth sacrificing everything for?

Comments

[milestogobefore]

I suppose there isn't really a hard and fast rule as to what I'd sacrifice everything for. It depends on the moment. Carrie was worth it that night I got myself beaten up. Her innocence, her youth, her helplessness. I knew that I was the only one who could fight for her. Maybe that's how you have to choose. Maybe you have to stand up when you know that no one else will.

[dangerousangles]

No, there's no rule, I know there's no rule.

Thanks Von.

[milestogobefore]

You're welcome, Luca.

[takemeslowly]

What you love is worth sacrificing everything for. But I guess, if you can't win the battle on your own, it's only smart to get someone else to help you!

[dangerousangles]

What if it's nothing to do with love?

[takemeslowly]

I dunno. what's it got to do with instead?

[dangerousangles]

Well what if it's like... Can i ask personal shit? Should I screen it?

[twilightrobe]

mates. i'd do anything for my mates, or my family, or the girl i love. i'd like to think i'd risk my life for a stranger, but also, where does that leave the people i love if i die? i dunno... i kinda hope everyone has someone who's there to stand and fight for them. but if there was someone with no one... i guess i'd stand for them too, like what von said.

[dangerousangles]

What about... not risking your life but your self, or soul or whatever. Would you do something that might really ruin you and the rest of your life to save someone else? Risking your life, is that more or less important than risking your you?

[twilightrobe]

okay, that's an interesting question. i've always really valued who i am, as a person, like. so you're talking about, like a sacrifice of principles? it depends. on how big the sacrifice is. i think some principles are worth more than my life, sure. there are things i would rather die than do to someone i love, if i had a gun to my head, for example. that the sort of thing you mean?

[seminalsemiotic]

You give up on the fight that doesn't want to be fought. You can't save someone who doesn't want to be saved. You have to wait until they're willing to accept what you offer. Sometimes you can fight for that too, but sometimes you can't. It's just a matter of knowing who or what you're fighting for, and where you stand with them. I'm sure there are people you could help when I couldn't, and vice versa. It's a deeply personal thing, I think.

[dangerousangles]

I think you can save people who don't wanna be saved. Sometime, i mean. There was this thing with me and I didn't want anything to do with getting better and they made me anyway. course I decided near the end of it maybe i did wanna get better, but y'know. That's complicated.

And I mean, uh, there's been times with, uh, other people, who would be like... dead, if we hadn't saved them. They didn't wanna be saved, but we still did.

It is all deeply personal, I reckon. I think in the end it's only personal. I just like all these different and sort of the same personal veiws on things. S'cool.

[seminalsemiotic]

I understand. Sometimes, yes, I agree. You can save people whether they want it or not. Or whether they realise they need it or not. Of course, these things are rarely simple. Which pretty much just leaves complicated on the table...

Most things are only personal, in the end. Even reality is subjective. But I do know I'm very grateful for whatever you did to save whoever you saved.

[eligible_boy]

I have given up many fights for Matthew's sake. He is my fight now. To protect him, to keep him happy and safe. To make his life and world the best they can be. Once I fought many fights. Now I fight for him. As long as I live, there will always be someone to fight for him.

[dangerousangles]

He's a lucky kid.

[eligible_boy]

Thank you, Lucas. That really means a lot to me.