video, un: revolution

[idealisme]

What would you die for?


[There's no preamble. Enjolras is not in the mood to set the scene. He's been thinking and gotten nowhere so he wants the input of others. Over his shoulder it's apparent his room a shambles, a young man living alone with his mind on things other than housekeeping.]

For myself there's a cause that I've given all my life to. It's the highest ideal I can imagine. I know that is not a usual thing. Life is precious; until I woke up here I'd have said that death precluded any second chances at it. But that's beside the point.

I ask because I thought I others shared my opinions. It is rational to give your life only for the most important ideal. Sacrificing yourself for just anything- to get any item or even for another person... [His lips pinch together in thought, his eyes look distant for a moment.] I have not been able to reconcile it.

[A quick sigh escapes him, frustrated.]

I would appreciate your sincere answers and insights. Thank you.

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[idealisme]

[Enjolras frowns at the question.] All men die. Dying just to prolong theirs isn't something I would do, not unless I knew there was something which only they could do, and which they must do.

[He's not so idealistic that he doesn't see how cold that sounds, but... it's logical.] There are bigger things in the world than the lives of men, even those whom I care for.

oof, i'm so sorry with how late this is

[dirthena]

All men die, but does it have to be at that moment? ( She's heard similar arguments from others, so while it's cold, she doesn't accuse him being unfeeling. And, for some reason, she's reminded of another cause-driven individual she's known. ) Careful that you don't become obsessed with the end goal that you lose sight of why your cause means so much in the first place. I knew a man who did just that -- willing to sacrifice the lives of those he cared for his great cause.

It didn't make him happy, it just made him lonely.

[idealisme]

[In that caution Enjolras hears the criticms that have been made against men like Robespierre.]

Surely there are goals so important that anything that can be done to bring them about should be done?