Do you think yourself a traitor? Or do they think you are a traitor? If you are true to yourself, to the beliefs by which you stand, then you are not, whatever others may think.
He will likely be happier that way. There was a time when I was changed by the gods into something very similar to myself. I have no memories of my actions, and I'm told that I did nothing for which I need be concerned, yet it still sits uneasily with me. For all practical purposes, it was not me, and therefore it should cause me no anxiety. Yet it was me, whatever rationale I use, and so even though I harmed none, I am still bothered by it.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
timeasmymeasure
[Comment Log]
Date: 2009-09-11 01:40 am (UTC)Do you think yourself a traitor? Or do they think you are a traitor? If you are true to yourself, to the beliefs by which you stand, then you are not, whatever others may think.
He will likely be happier that way. There was a time when I was changed by the gods into something very similar to myself. I have no memories of my actions, and I'm told that I did nothing for which I need be concerned, yet it still sits uneasily with me. For all practical purposes, it was not me, and therefore it should cause me no anxiety. Yet it was me, whatever rationale I use, and so even though I harmed none, I am still bothered by it.