[ It is incredibly refreshing for a guy who is expected to have all of the answers to meet someone else in the same position. Maruki doesn't expect her to actually have any viable solutions for what is, at its core, a purely subjective problem.
And yet, she jumps right into them. ]
Ah... Yes, I've tried to get that across to people. It's more than a job, it's my purpose. But saying that only invites more questions.
[ He doesn't expect anyone to be like him. He wouldn't wish that on anyone, actually. Yet hearing so many people say they would never put themselves in a position of being of selfless service to others does sting. What good are any of them to each other if they don't at least try to help? ]
There's always the question of what I get out of it. Explaining that it's not about that, it's just my meaning, doesn't seem to be a sufficient answer.
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Date: 2024-06-10 07:34 pm (UTC)And yet, she jumps right into them. ]
Ah... Yes, I've tried to get that across to people. It's more than a job, it's my purpose. But saying that only invites more questions.
[ He doesn't expect anyone to be like him. He wouldn't wish that on anyone, actually. Yet hearing so many people say they would never put themselves in a position of being of selfless service to others does sting. What good are any of them to each other if they don't at least try to help? ]
There's always the question of what I get out of it. Explaining that it's not about that, it's just my meaning, doesn't seem to be a sufficient answer.