Salvation is not Sacrifice.

“I will never let you fall

I’ll stand up with you forever

I’ll be there for you through it all

Even if saving you sends me to heaven”

-Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

Altruism is selfless concern for the welfare of others. And this is somewhat seen and viewed as something good because of its nobility.

But I’m not talking about its greatness or whatsoever, because without question, it is a virtue. I will talk about on how it is seen in the society today.

That line from “Your Guardian Angel” clearly speaks on what is it all about, and really, it sucks to see some people overdoing it, believing it is the right thing to do. Because in order to sacrifice to do some selfless work, we need to:

see what is it that influences us to be altruistic. (because when we are driven by the wrong motivation to sacrifice ourselves, then our sacrifice would be in vain.)

make it a point that it should be able to influence a great deal of change. (because it’s ourselves we sacrifice here, so we might as well consider a considerable outcome.)

Otherwise, it wouldn’t be wise for us to sacrifice ourselves in such a way that we just jeopardize for nothing. We should remember that before we jump into the fray, we must be able to know what we will do. Because jumping out there without doing anything is just plain stupidity. A reason like ” I did it because I love her” would not suffice. Sacrificing ourselves is not some show to be gallant or chivalrous, it is a choice made by us, because we want something to change or to bloom.