Civilization is the infrastructure that you and I use to live. At all. Everything we end up doing leans on civilization to assist it. Civilization is strong and fundamental, and lovable, even where society can seem confusing and even frustrating at times. Fitting into civilization such that you feel justifiably valued and such that you feel the value in things helps create real contentment.
Who shows us how to do that? Anyone can. Is that what makes a hero in times of peace? And they’ll uphold civilization if and when the time comes?
Some people want to admire characters in fiction because fiction gives us catharsis. We can really feel the value there quickly, but it’s emotional. Most fictional stories aren’t object lessons, and most characters don’t necessarily do the right things. Characters in fiction are usually built around stories, and they’re used to maximize and flamboyantly resolve conflict in stories.
A real life that’s a good true story to live out takes a long time to build, and we build it conscientiously, so that the person at the center of it is worth knowing.
──── by Lync Dalton ────
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