[Text] [Anon]

[grapeeater]

[He's been thinking over this for days. Is it his duty or not? It's not like he really needs the opinions of other people... but maybe another perspective might not hurt. Not like any of them here are normal, but some... are closer than he was.]

I've got a question. If you don't care, feel free to skip this over - there's no obligation to answer.

Say you're someone powerful, whatever that means to you. You might have money, you might have skills, or you might have whatever else that gives you an advantage over other people.

Now say there's a threat, something that risks destroying you and the people you have an advantage over. If you do nothing, you might be safe but other people would die. But if you give everything, they might be safe but you would die.

How much are you obligated to give? Be selfish and survive? Or sacrifice yourself for people who might not be thankful? And why?

Comments

[grapeeater]

That was my feeling. I couldn't let the happiness of the people I cared about get taken away.

... Maybe. It still seems strange.

[loveisanopendoor]

Oh, that's great!! That there are people who are important to you enough that you'd fight to make them happy, I mean...I hope it never comes to that, but I know I'd make any sacrifice I had to if it meant my sister could be happy. I know she would do the same for me.

[grapeeater]

But what if things fell apart anyway?

[loveisanopendoor]

What do you mean??

[grapeeater]

... People died anyway, in my case. No matter what I did.

[loveisanopendoor]

I was afraid you would say that...I'm so sorry. But still...you fought for them, didn't you?

[grapeeater]

I did. But she never wanted protection in the first place.

[loveisanopendoor]

I understand. You don't want to go against her wishes, but still, you want to do everything you can to help...I know that feeling way too well.

[grapeeater]

I think she hated me by the end. I still tried to do what I could, but...

[loveisanopendoor]

I thought that too, for a very long time. But you...might be surprised.

[grapeeater]

Maybe. It's impossible to tell now.

[loveisanopendoor]

Well, no matter what though, you still have to keep fighting, right...?

[grapeeater]

I'm kind of out of the fight now. At least at home.

[loveisanopendoor]

I see...so what are you going to do now, then?

[grapeeater]

Try to live a life here. Because what else can I do?