"You understand perfectly!" he said with a bright grin and a thumbs-up. "But most people don't realize that life is all about asking to be hurt just by living. They want to avoid the pain, and everything becomes a value judgment about 'is what I can gain worth the pain I might end up with'?
"Which is fine, don't get me wrong." Mar flopped onto the ground next to her with more delicacy than a man wearing plate armor should have. "It DOES make sense to avoid pain if you can help it. But people have a way of putting more and more emphasis on avoiding pain, instead of remembering why they risk it. Instead of offering chances, they demand proofs. Instead of trying to maximize the potential gain, they try to minimize the potential harm. And instead of taking each situation as it comes, they make snap judgments from the past."
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"You understand perfectly!" he said with a bright grin and a thumbs-up. "But most people don't realize that life is all about asking to be hurt just by living. They want to avoid the pain, and everything becomes a value judgment about 'is what I can gain worth the pain I might end up with'?
"Which is fine, don't get me wrong." Mar flopped onto the ground next to her with more delicacy than a man wearing plate armor should have. "It DOES make sense to avoid pain if you can help it. But people have a way of putting more and more emphasis on avoiding pain, instead of remembering why they risk it. Instead of offering chances, they demand proofs. Instead of trying to maximize the potential gain, they try to minimize the potential harm. And instead of taking each situation as it comes, they make snap judgments from the past."