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Shakespear explained it best in Henry V. As England with Henry V to lead them into battle against the French on St Chrispen's Day, he goes among the soldiers to bring up their spirits. He ends his speech with this:
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day."
This is why a man risks his life for one he has just met. He is a member of that brotherhood. And tho they have never met, they are brothers and will do things that seem superhuman, because it needs to be done.
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"If we lose freedom here, there's no place to escape to. This is the last stand on earth."
RWR
"If it neither breaks my leg nor picks my pocket, what difference does it make to me?"
TJ
Last edited by Green Light; 05-13-2010 at 12:34.
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