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Galm Fae
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Posted - 2013.09.08 00:59:00 -
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Indeed. You claim that ego is a lie, yet what lie would you have us fight for? Honor? Glory? Or some other term that is synonymous with "go die in a hole for the man who owns you." |
Galm Fae
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Posted - 2013.09.08 03:54:00 -
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You mistake ego with pride. Pride is the toxin that invades a mind and drives it to believing it can not possibly fail. Those who survive on the battlefield long enough begin to believe they are invincible. When that happens, you either become a slave to your pride until the day you are met with crushing failure or you abandon that pride and learn to survive without it.
Pride, honor, and chivalry is what sets us up for failure.
Ego on the other hand is ones sense of self. It is what separates you from the rest of creation. It liberates you, gives you a chance to become something more than you could ever have imagined. It is ego that both sparks wars and makes peace. Ego can let a man soar of send him into the ground based on what he does with his gift of life.
Ego gives you a choice.
Someone once told me there are three kinds of soldiers. Those who seek strength, those who live for pride, and those who can read the tide of battle. So tell me, which are you? |
Galm Fae
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Posted - 2013.09.08 21:58:00 -
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You seem to miss my point. Firstly, I would like to reaffirm that ego is not the same as pride. That isn't a matter of opinion, it is a matter of syntax. The true meaning of ego, when left uncorrupted by people who fail to grasp the concept of individuality, is the simple fact of being. I am Galm Fae, you are Levet, he is Adamance. It is liberation from the we. Rather than hivemind driven insects that squander under logs in the brush we are developed enough to be sentient, individual beings. That is the greatest strength humanity has over every other blasted animal in the cluster.
Ego is liberty free of the corruption of governments or the opportunists of anarchy. Liberty, you will find, is a value that both we Caldari and you Gallente have in common. The really messy bits comes when we ask ourselves how we might achieve this liberty. Nevertheless, I expect even a kakku like you to understand how important ego truly is.
As for the three soldiers, you again fail to grasp this question. I suppose I wlll spare you the effort of having to decode the meaning for yourself and spell it out for you. It is an allegory, not to be taken literally.
The soldier seeking strength is a true mercenary. He fights with brutal aggression and pays no heed to constraints such as honor, dignity, or mercy. He may either see power as a means to an end or an end itself, but it matters little. As long as he can achieve his goals through the destruction of battle, he is at peace with himself.
The soldier that lives for pride is the knight. He is bound to a code of honor that he cannot break. He is seen as a hero to some, and arrogant to others. His pride is sure to kill him one day, but he knows he will die with honor and shall be judged the better man. As long as he keeps to his code, he knows that the goddess of war shall smile upon him.
The soldier who can read the tide of battle is the warrior. He can ascertain a situation in an instant and is capable of making difficult moral calls not based on honor or a lack thereof, but because his decisions can reshaped a battleground. As long as he leaves his mark on history, he is content.
Those are the three. I don't know, maybe only Caldari can understand.... |
Galm Fae
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Posted - 2013.09.08 23:54:00 -
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True Adamance wrote:
An admirable concept.
However only the weak place their faith in equality when such a concept is entirely implausible.
Which is exactly why liberty is not the same as equality.
Ironic that you should comment on my thoughts, considering I find you a perfect example of the knight. |
Galm Fae
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Posted - 2013.09.10 01:28:00 -
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Quote:quite a turn in subjects here. First you speak of factual and literal syntax with regard to ego then you switch to symbolism, allusions and the like with the soldiers. Perhaps there in lies the source of my confusion.
Ah yes. I suppose in our profession it is rare that anyone should encounter someone with an understanding and appreciation of concepts such as rhetoric, diction, decorum, and poetry. Let alone from an uneducated halfbreed-bastard of a mercenary who grew up without much formal education. I can assure you however that those all in fact play a part in my speaking and I apologize if it can be hard for some people to keep up.
Perhaps I will stick to laymen's terms when posting from now on and be charmingly frank with my statements. Spirits know I have enough practice at that.
Quote:Still, life is not the simple. Nothing is. I do not see it as such. There are not three colors in existence, there are not six. There an an infinite number of colors that are easily mixed. You nore I nore anyone is just yellow, red or blue. Rarely is someone just the soldier of strength, or the one of pride, and perhaps most rare of all is the tactical soldier. Though I already said my peice earlier.
Well-natured-trash-talking aside for a moment, Ins3rt-haan, I am well aware that these three forms of soldiers do not manifest perfectly in all aspects. I know (perhaps more than you might expect) that there are shades of grey. Still, Caldari culture... Your culture... Runs deep with a history of taught lessons and guidance from the Wind spirits. I was of course referring to a tidbit of mythology revolving around the exploits of Storm Wind.
You know, the one about the Demon Lord and the three soldiers? Perhaps not I suppose. I always found myself captivated with these stories as a child, and they served as inspiration to bolster my national pride. Then again, I suppose a deserter like you who has abandoned the love of his State for the Phoenix Federation wouldn't know anything about his own heritage.
The lesson stands that we must ask ourselves what we are truly fighting for. Or own interests, those we care for, or those above us.
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Galm Fae
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Posted - 2013.09.10 22:09:00 -
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Xanthos-haan, I advocate liberty, not dominance. Personally, I would rather take my own liberty over a secure hivemind of the masses anyway. If you disagree with that than you can by all means blast yourself off to null-sec and see how much you enjoy a world without ego as a part of Sansha's Nation.
I also find it interesting how so many people these days conclude that any man who is capable of holding an aggressive debate must be seeking an emotional responce. Granted, we are immortals. Something could in fact come of this. I could just as easily call you out and command you to suit up and fight if that was what I was seeking, but where would that get both of us? Just slightly more angry with slightly less ISK. I'm not looking to cause a fight, but I figure in our profession hazing is an occupational hazard, so get used to it.
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