Savior
What makes a savior?
How does one become a savior?
Can one truly become a savior by accident, or does it have to be by consequence of concerted effort?
Does power alone mean one must be a savior? If a person happens to have immense power, is it automatically incumbent on them to be a savior? Are they left with no choice bu to spend their lives in the service of others, to serve a greater good? And who defines that greater good?
Does that mean that a person with little or no power can never be a savior? Are they free of both the fame and the burden? Are they not responsible for placing thoughts or actions into being a savior?
Does a person need to desire rescue for a savior to act, or can a savior act despite the person's wishes? If a person wishes not to be saved, and are nonetheless rescued, does that rescuer still deserve the title of savior?
If an action that would normally be considered that of a savior is otherwise unwanted, is the person still a savior. If an action that would normally be considered vile nonetheless saves a person, does that make them unworthy of the title savior? Are any means acceptable if its in the name of being a savior? Or are there lines to be drawn, even when saving others?
If one savior is opposed by another, can both still be saviors, or will one lose that title?
When a time of crisis descends, people look for a savior to deliver them from evil, restore peace, and guide them to a new and prosperous future. They often don't care who, or how, as long as the place they are being led is better than the place they currently stand.
In one more day, the world fill face a crisis unlike any it has seen before. Capitals will fall and the suffering of the people will resound like a clarion bell. Who will it be who stands to deliver the future that is most desired? Who will be the one to put out the fires, calm the troubled seas. And will the world survive the cure to that disease? Time - and blood - will tell.
How does one become a savior?
Can one truly become a savior by accident, or does it have to be by consequence of concerted effort?
Does power alone mean one must be a savior? If a person happens to have immense power, is it automatically incumbent on them to be a savior? Are they left with no choice bu to spend their lives in the service of others, to serve a greater good? And who defines that greater good?
Does that mean that a person with little or no power can never be a savior? Are they free of both the fame and the burden? Are they not responsible for placing thoughts or actions into being a savior?
Does a person need to desire rescue for a savior to act, or can a savior act despite the person's wishes? If a person wishes not to be saved, and are nonetheless rescued, does that rescuer still deserve the title of savior?
If an action that would normally be considered that of a savior is otherwise unwanted, is the person still a savior. If an action that would normally be considered vile nonetheless saves a person, does that make them unworthy of the title savior? Are any means acceptable if its in the name of being a savior? Or are there lines to be drawn, even when saving others?
If one savior is opposed by another, can both still be saviors, or will one lose that title?
When a time of crisis descends, people look for a savior to deliver them from evil, restore peace, and guide them to a new and prosperous future. They often don't care who, or how, as long as the place they are being led is better than the place they currently stand.
In one more day, the world fill face a crisis unlike any it has seen before. Capitals will fall and the suffering of the people will resound like a clarion bell. Who will it be who stands to deliver the future that is most desired? Who will be the one to put out the fires, calm the troubled seas. And will the world survive the cure to that disease? Time - and blood - will tell.
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