Torn Between Priorities

     As Aeneas pleads to another country, his wife Creusa begged him to plead with their son, Ascanius. It is also the same with Iliad in which Hector's wife Andromache begged him to plead with her and their son Astyanax. We all know that it was a tough decision for Aeneas and Hector to choose between their family and their own land. But of course, as a leader it is our responsibility to serve our country well. However as the father and head of the family, it is our responsibility to take care of our family and their own safety. Theres no point of comparison whether to choose your family or your country. And as Aneas saved Troy from Greeks, ha has saved his family too. It only means that he didn't think of his country only but his family too. It only shows that in everything we do, we must not only think of ourselves but the security of others too.

Sympathy or Not?

     Have you ever thought of fighting hand to hand in a battle? What will you feel, blood lust or fear? I can't imagine myself in a battle. I can imagine what the Trojan's felt that time. The sadness, the fear in their hearts. A traumatic incident is all the cause, the Trojan war.

     Me, I felt sympathy for Aeneas because that time they were attacked nothing would fill their heart but hatred and fear. He couldn't do a thing but to fight and watch his comrades fall one by one. In an instance that you're overtaken by fear, you won't be able to think what to do but for me, what Aeneas did is the best idea. I can't tell what I really feel towards Aeneas but I think he left his country for not his own sake but for the sake of his country and people.