I think, in part, we mythologize sacrifice, ennoble it with layer upon layer of redemptive they-did-not-suffer-and-die-in-vain meaning, because it enables us to bear the pain of loss.
我想,我们神话牺牲者,给们批上一层救赎的外衣,
们的
难和
非毫无意义而更显尊贵,在某种程度上只是
了让我们能承受失去
们的痛
。