His wife was pregnant with a second daughter. All three went on to raise their own families in a now prosperous nation that no longer believes in war. I would think that their father would be happy with that outcome.
Re:Letters of Note: Be an unbeatable person and avenge my death
by adamc on Friday August 27, 2010 @08:12AM
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I found that ineffably sad; the author giving up the chance to see his kids grow up, the kids missing their father, the wife with two kids to raise, and all for nothing. (Although it would be almost as sad even if I valued the purpose.)
It's a good reminder to follow my values and build things to help people live, rather than sow hate and destruction; to combat the madness, rather than profit by it.
Re:Letters of Note: Be an unbeatable person and avenge my death
by iacvlvs on Friday August 27, 2010 @08:38AM
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I think he was following his values. He was willing to give up his life to help (his) people live.
I believe his goals, intention and ideals were noble.
His actions, on the other hand, were horrific. That's why they say war is hell.
Re:Letters of Note: Be an unbeatable person and avenge my death
by 10ren on Friday August 27, 2010 @07:47AM
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Not really HN, but reminds me of the lyrics to sweet lullaby
Young brother, young brother, be quiet
You are crying, but our father has left us
He has gone to the place of the dead
To protect the living, to protect the orphan child
Re:Letters of Note: Be an unbeatable person and avenge my death
by mathgladiator on Friday August 27, 2010 @06:05AM
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At some level, this sets some unrealistic expectations that may end up damaging someone at a deep psychological level. But, the idea of having a kid and having it avenge my death is rather... inviting.
Re:Letters of Note: Be an unbeatable person and avenge my death
by nollidge on Friday August 27, 2010 @09:54AM
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Along similar lines, there's Strange Maps [0], which has random weird maps of all sorts. In a different vein but still dealing with correspondence is PostSecret [1], in which people anonymously send personal secrets on postcards to the author.
His wife was pregnant with a second daughter. All three went on to raise their own families in a now prosperous nation that no longer believes in war. I would think that their father would be happy with that outcome.
It's a good reminder to follow my values and build things to help people live, rather than sow hate and destruction; to combat the madness, rather than profit by it.
[0] http://bigthink.com/blogs/strange-maps
[1] http://www.postsecret.com/