The betrayal of one’s own ideals is akin to one’s own death. A death that, in a sense, has only seemingly occurred, even though all the aspects of mourning can be perceived by others. For in that very moment of betrayal, something fundamental within the human soul shatters. Something that had, until then, kept a person upright and given them direction. The ideals that once functioned as an inner compass are now abandoned. 1/3 #ideals #contemplation