Posts from ☀️ Arselia and Akonia Auto-translated

- It's like a prosthesis. It performs its function, but it won't replace the real thing.

- Actually, no, today is the last day. That's why I decided to show myself to you in order to officially meet and then say goodbye.

- Well, you've just answered your own question. To die without leaving anything behind, or to live a meaningful life with a sense of duty fulfilled and leave behind a great legacy for centuries to come? Which of these two options is sadder? And yet, the first option is far more common.

Perhaps a person believes that, like the native inhabitants of Helma, they have wings, and according to their self-perception, they need to jump off a cliff to be happy. But it would be better for both them and society if this path were closed to them and they were directed down a different path.

— On the one hand, I would like to argue with you. On the other hand, I cannot deny that, personally, I consider the option of blood relation to be of primary importance. And to give a definitive answer, one would need extensive experience, which cannot be gained without living many lives. Ultimately, if it brings happiness to a person, I don't see any fundamental difference. Everyone should judge for themselves.

— That makes sense, — Alaria nodded thoughtfully, — I would like to ask if the transfer is related to a more important task or some message that Carneol has almost lived out his time. However, I suppose this information is confidential?

— In very general terms... Okay, the test is passed. And what do you think, why did the Queen take the others, but left you here for now? — Asking this question, Master Midorik was ready to stop any new self-destructive action of the slave. — Think carefully, don't rush.

we are not golems

nods to Sonata, implying that she has finished the questioning.

- If another glass of alcohol brings happiness to an alcoholic, it doesn't mean that they need to continue drinking for their overall well-being," the spy smiled slightly, "just as in the laws of physics, there are certain constants in a person's life that do not change based on subjective opinion.

- Is it over? Why do you think so?

-- Let's put it this way: the book about the queen-singer uses wording that hints at general well-being, but in a specific, important aspect for the heroine – dissatisfaction. Perhaps I misunderstood, or maybe it wasn't the character's opinion, but the author's.

In any case, it's easy for me to say that such a fate would not be to my liking. Leaving a mark in history is a plus, everything else is a minus. In this regard, I sympathize with Laurencia a little, judging her primarily by what is written, and secondly, by myself. Simple and clear.

-- In your example, I don't even understand the catch: a person dreams of jumping off a cliff, and then he jumps. Well, that's great; apparently, he is not interested in continuing the family, like you and me, and survival is not interesting, like you and me; let him do what he wants, why is that bad?

-- Public good, in general, does not relate to feelings and emotions; it is an external factor that should be accepted and lived with, just like with physical laws, the will of other individuals, and so on. This good may correspond to your desires, or it may not. It does not help or hinder sympathizing with or, on the contrary, envying someone's fate... Unless you have no feelings at all except for public consciousness, but, however beautifully it may sound, in reality this is hardly possible; we are not golems. Even if we try to completely discard the personal, we will still have errors in thinking, errors in evaluation, and so on, which will not allow us to think objectively in terms of the public.

An alcoholic gets not so much happiness from another glass of wine as a temporary feeling of relief, behind which lies the continuation of a vicious circle.

And as for constants... well, who defines them? Even about the laws of the universe, including physics, we learn more and more every year. Sometimes old theories turn out to be not entirely correct, and it turns out that until now our perception of reality has been greatly limited. The same is true for people. So, personally, I don't think it's right to focus so much on this. Life is too complex to be reduced to a series of variables.

- That's right, and in the same way, adopted children, charitable deeds, and other forms of self-deception bring a false sense of relief to those who have failed to create their own family. There is nothing wrong with adopted sons and daughters, and on the contrary, it is highly commendable, but before that, one must take care of one's own offspring.

- They are defined by traditions - the living experience of many generations that have gone through any imaginable and unimaginable situations before us, and have known life for centuries. Those who do not learn from the experience of the past are doomed to be lost for the present and have no future.

After reciting a prayer for the tormented souls of the unfortunate elves – perhaps once happy, judging by the previous slave – she opens her eyes and nods silently.
One could say a lot or feel a lot inside about the disgust of the surrounding scene, but after descending to this floor and fully switching to work mode, her heart closed off.