"The right thing to do and the hard thing to do is usually the same" -Steve Maraboli
Two heroes, both held the burden of great responsibility. Hector refused to yield, and went to fulfill his responsibility. The other one, Aeneas abandoned it and carried a greater one. Two women, both wives to both heroes shared their own responsibilities. Both beg for their husbands to abandon everything, abandon everyone and abandon the war. Andromache, the wife of the former, was refused and left alone while Creusa, the wife of the latter was accepted. Both wives wanted the same thing, for their husbands to be safe, for the sake of their son, and for their future. But to Hector and Aeneas, responsibility is everything and giving it up is hard. Really it is, but Aeneas abandoned it for many reasons, he submitted to his wife's "selfishness" maybe for his own selfishness too.
To a hero, to a soldier, to a man, responsibilities are priority. He may be the one to establish to himself or to his country but a wife's greatest responsibility is family. Family comes first before one's master. Hector and Aeneas, though both chose different paths, no matter the outcome was, will always be a hero.
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