You've nothing to apologise for. It isn't that I'm any better at it than you, but... mm. Perhaps more that it's my interpretation of what I've seen. There are so many ways to live our short lives, and most of them need no change to begin with... but in my experience, it can be difficult to change even when the rhetoric you're brought up on is proven... questionable, if not false.
[He hides it better than some things, but there's a touch of guilt there in his own right.]
And when it's a collective change to the morals of society, requiring a number of people to change how they act and explain the world, that would take even longer, don't you think? It happens so slowly that we may not even notice it's changing.
[Olivine blinks as Neuvillette explains—praises him so, and he can't help but smile a little shyly in it. Really, he has too much faith, he thinks...]
I do try to do that... but it would be different if I were in a different position, I think. [The church is...] There is more than just the moral standard of one person to consider, after all. There are doctrines and standards to think of, alliances and treaties that can affect the judgment of one person. It's too much for me.
[He's too soft to be the one person making decisions that affect the whole world. But he smiles more broadly then at the question.]
Mmm... do bear in mind that this is just my personal philosophy—if you're speaking in terms of the church the actual rules are fairly vague. A priest's actual duties are simply to help keep the faithful from straying too far from their path, and to uphold the teachings of our God so that they may live in comfort and grace.
For me... that takes many forms. The relief and comfort of helping someone carry heavy goods they wouldn't be able to, the excitement of children as they grow and learn. Seeing someone smile for the first time because they faced their fears or repaired relationships after what they thought were world-ending arguments. I suppose... in the simplest terms, I help others carry those burdens by taking the time to understand them and what may be done about them. Whatever form they take, I find it exceedingly rare that a burden is meant for one person alone.
[He wonders if it's a little naive, sometimes, but it's hard to argue with how much he's grown since he met Eiden and the other clan members. And he pauses then, cheeks reddening at the realisation of just how long he'd been going on.]
Sorry... that got a little long-winded for a fairly broad explanation, didn't it?
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You've nothing to apologise for. It isn't that I'm any better at it than you, but... mm. Perhaps more that it's my interpretation of what I've seen. There are so many ways to live our short lives, and most of them need no change to begin with... but in my experience, it can be difficult to change even when the rhetoric you're brought up on is proven... questionable, if not false.
[He hides it better than some things, but there's a touch of guilt there in his own right.]
And when it's a collective change to the morals of society, requiring a number of people to change how they act and explain the world, that would take even longer, don't you think? It happens so slowly that we may not even notice it's changing.
[Olivine blinks as Neuvillette explains—praises him so, and he can't help but smile a little shyly in it. Really, he has too much faith, he thinks...]
I do try to do that... but it would be different if I were in a different position, I think. [The church is...] There is more than just the moral standard of one person to consider, after all. There are doctrines and standards to think of, alliances and treaties that can affect the judgment of one person. It's too much for me.
[He's too soft to be the one person making decisions that affect the whole world. But he smiles more broadly then at the question.]
Mmm... do bear in mind that this is just my personal philosophy—if you're speaking in terms of the church the actual rules are fairly vague. A priest's actual duties are simply to help keep the faithful from straying too far from their path, and to uphold the teachings of our God so that they may live in comfort and grace.
For me... that takes many forms. The relief and comfort of helping someone carry heavy goods they wouldn't be able to, the excitement of children as they grow and learn. Seeing someone smile for the first time because they faced their fears or repaired relationships after what they thought were world-ending arguments. I suppose... in the simplest terms, I help others carry those burdens by taking the time to understand them and what may be done about them. Whatever form they take, I find it exceedingly rare that a burden is meant for one person alone.
[He wonders if it's a little naive, sometimes, but it's hard to argue with how much he's grown since he met Eiden and the other clan members. And he pauses then, cheeks reddening at the realisation of just how long he'd been going on.]
Sorry... that got a little long-winded for a fairly broad explanation, didn't it?