(TM) 206. Because it's not enough to just live ...

[admiral_adama]

What do you live for?


Family. Humanity.

With only about 40,000 of us left, the two aren't very far removed from each other.

I live so that my son may one day have the life he chooses instead of the one that was forced on him.

I live for the day that children born to us will know open spaces without stark metal walls and an atmosphere of fear enclosing them.

I live for those evenings when Laura and I can share a drink on my couch and know that we brought them all through safely.

I live to lead. I live to defend. I live to serve.

On the good days, that's enough. When I go to bed knowing that the number on Laura's white board didn't go down that day, when maybe it even increased with a birth or two, that knowledge alone is enough to get me out of bed the next morning.

On the bad days, I reach for whatever I can. A few minutes of peace, a clasped hand, a smile ... a stolen moment. Whatever I can find to carry me that one day further.

Because the alternative ... is unacceptable.


Muse: Admiral William Adama
Fandom: Battlestar Galactica '03
Word count: 190

Comments

[sir-joseph.livejournal.com]

Living for your family, however large it may be, is somethign I can fully understand. Living to make sure that their life is eased, I can appreciate indeed. For a long time I would also have shared your view of living only for them - maybe I still do - but I do find that living this way with the reward of enjoying your family and yourself - is something I have striven for. That makes it 'living', more than mere 'existing'.

But yes, I do understand that there is no alternative.

In any case, if you feel the need for the odd round of boxing or drinking, I have acquired quite a few nice bottles of high quality spirits.

Mun to Mun: This is perfectly Bill. It's heartbreaking to think that he doesn't live for himself.

[laura-muse.livejournal.com]

And we've been having more and more bad days lately, you and I, haven't we?

[locked to Bill]

I need to know you're okay. That you have something to live for, just for you. I had that chance and there are things I've wished to have happened during that time, Bill. Don't do this to yourself. Don't just let the Admiral live. Let Bill live.

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[just-reading-u.livejournal.com]

That's worth living for, B..., Admiral.

[arrow-of-apollo.livejournal.com]

I only hope we all manage to do something worthwhile with the time and opportunity you're giving us.

[redheadprophet.livejournal.com]

It's this that I admire about you. It's from you that I've learned how to push ahead when I think that I can't. You are a leader. You've defended us against unimaginable attacks. And you've served us with more bravery than any medal or accommodation could represent.