>>42481796>A conviction. A belief that is felt, rather than intellectualised. A fire burning deep within your soul.This is an ideal, or more specifically, the natural outcome of possessing an ideal.
>How does it make any sense for factual truth to be the counterpart of ideal? Factual truth is gained by seeing the world as it is, and discourages change. It's difficult to cope with, but leads to a safer life.
Ideals are gained by seeing the world as it could be, and promotes change. It can drive one to accomplish great things, but it encourages risks and the potential for a grand failure.
Trying to possess truth and ideals is painful: believing that the world should get better, but knowing that it probably won't. They're naturally opposed, but they can work in harmony if one can bare the pain of them.
