I am a martyr
Posted by ApplesH on November 2, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Someone recently called me a martyr.
Officially, a martyr is someone who makes great sacrifices or suffers much in order to further a belief, cause, or principle. If you really think about it that sounds kind of positive.
But how come here in our country, being tagged as a martyr is not a very good thing? Oftentimes we identify martyr-s to be wives who stayed with their husbands despite being beaten, or children who stay home to take care of sick parents, or boyfriends who wait 3 hours for their always tardy girlfriends. I am not exactly sure how this thinking evolved but I feel it is only here that people think this way.
So when I was called this, my initial reaction was denial. I am not a martyr! Instantly, reasons and excuses came to mind and I started picking out the best defense statement to make… as if being called a martyr was synonymous to getting the plague.
Then I stopped myself. Wait! Should I really be defensive?
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