Sixth Candelbram - Voice

[firstofthefallen]

What is strength to you, or what it is to be strong?

Alternatively, who is it that has right to rulership, or to command? Do you agree with the sentiment that those who are strong are superior and thus have greater rights than those who are weak?

And if that is the case: may the weak become strong?

Comments

[firstofthefallen]

I'm quite tired of hearing about good intentions. What are good intentions? The intentions that benefit you? That benefit the whole?

I disagree. The most important part is to do what your convictions demand you do. Only a coward would leave his own people to suffer and die when it could be prevented but a ruler otherwise owes them nothing, nor needs nothing. If some should admire him that is their business.

In the end the ruler will be displaced by another, and another, as he should. No man or line should rule forever, even if they were to be admired.

[nonacquiescent]

But that's the thing, admiration will keep bonds between the ruler and his people. If they admire him, they'll gladly follow his dreams and convictions. It's when a king is not admired that the people grow dissatisfied and he loses his followers. That hurts his people, they want the king to be someone to look up to. A true king doesn't stand alone, that's the point.

[firstofthefallen]

Let me ask this then.

Who is more admirable? The one who wishes to rule, or the one who wishes to be ruled over?

Some would say these are the only two choices any being really has in life.