Sacrifice is proof that people are ruled by
ideas. That they put concepts and notions and the continuation of society above their own lives, whether because they're dedicated to a cause or simply to weak to stand up for themselves on a point of
contention with their fellows.
Who cares to sacrifice, and why do they do it? People who
believe in something, maybe because it's easier to believe in than nothing, or easier to believe in than themselves. The great irony of sacrifice is that it seems more often offered as atonement for past sins or a pledge of
dependency than because it is truly required.
If you think you're a better person because you sacrifice,
forget it. You do what you do because YOU want to, even when you think not. Because you have made a choice to select that
path instead of
another. Why live in
illusion?