Това е доста фаталистично, което само по себе си лесно би довело до сбъдването на това което пишеш, стига да е възможно.
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"...Of course, fate can be conquered, but it takes all the force of the human spirit. That may be the decisive lesson bequeathed by Herodotus. When the Athenians ask the oracle at Delphi what will happen if they stand and fight against the Persians, the oracle replies:
Wretched ones, why sit you here? Flee and begone to remotest ends of earth, leaving your homes …
Many a fortress besides, and not yours alone shall he ruin …
Get you gone out of the shrine! Blanket your soul with your sorrows.
Rather than give in to this terrible fate, the Athenians consult the oracle a second time. “Give us a better oracle about our fatherland,” they say. “Be moved to pity … or we will never go away from your shrine but remain right here till we die.” Then the priestess gives a different, more obscure answer:
A wall of wood, which alone shall abide unsacked by the foemen;
Well shall it serve yourselves and your children …
Do not abide the charge of horse and foot that come on you,
A mighty host from the landward side, but withdraw before it.
Turn your back in retreat; on another day you shall face them.
Salamis, isle divine, you shall slay many children of women …
The Athenians convince themselves that if this oracle had meant ruin for them, it would have said “O cruel Salamis” rather than “Salamis, isle divine.” Thus, they prepare for a great sea battle at Salamis with their wooden wall of ships, and go on to save Greece. The story shows that even the Delphic oracle can be challenged by men determined toward a different fate. But to state such a fact rarely suffices; without a gripping narrative to back it up, a moral principle is a mere declaration. That is the significance of The History."
Да приемам че оракулите са били искренни и вярно отразяващи бъдещето. Тогава първата и основна стъпка към успеха е да се пратят по дяволите когато не ти изнасят, което определя различно бъдеще - съдбата трябва да се оспорва.
Защото, както се вижда от примера с гърците, фаталистично настроени гърци, каквито са в началото, няма как да победят, а гърци които са готови да се опрат на делфийския оракул и да оспорят пророчеството са вече точните хора които биха победили в предстоящата битка. Тоест, всъщност, битката е предрешена в момента в който решават да не се съгласят с бъдещето си като "съдба".
Редактирано от FrankDrake на 16.11.09 13:26.
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