Spoiler Alert, Jesus Dies (thanks for the title, Jared)

One day, Abraham decided that to prove his faith to God after God asked him to sacrifice his own son Isaac. This action would symbolize Abraham's devotion to the Lord because even though he loved his son, if he sacrificed him, it would prove he loved the Lord even more. However, little did Abraham know that God's request was actually a test. So father and son walk up the mountain and they have everything they need for the sacrifice. The only thing they are missing is a sheep, which is usually what is sacrificed, but they decided that God will just send them a lamb. There is a lot of mountain climbing but eventually they reach the top where Abraham basically assaults his son from the back, ties him up, and throws him on a pyre. Suddenly, Abraham is reciting some holy words and raises a dagger and stabs his own son! Then out of nowhere, an angel comes down is like, woah there Abraham, God didn't really want you to sacrifice your son, but hey, thanks for showing your love for him by being willing to kill your favorite son! Instead, go and kill that animal that's hiding in the forest. So Abraham unties Isaac, who's chill with the entire thing?? and they go and kill the animal in the forest. And that's how Abraham became the father of all the nations, the end.

So...true sacrifice...it's supposed to be completely selfless, right? There's the cliche true sacrifice for your one true love, but does that really count? And then there are other small sacrifices like letting the old man with the cane take your seat on the bus. Those types of sacrifices happen every day, or at least they should. In all honesty, I tend to find fault with most declarations of sacrifice. Although I do not discourage sacrifice of any magnitude, I am wary of how truly selfless any act of kindness is. It's a pessimistic way to think, but think about it. Even if in the moment a person is not thinking of themselves and performs an act of true sacrifice, will they later not embrace the attention, as in the situation of the bus seat sacrifice. I'm not sure about this topic; I don't often like to think about why people do the things they do. But, I suppose theirs some hope in believing there is such a thing as true sacrifice.