redemptive 专八

I think, in part, we mythologize sacrifice, ennoble it with layer upon layer of redemptive they-did-not-suffer-and-die-in-vain meaning, because it enables us to bear the pain of loss.

我，我们神话牺牲者，给他们批上一层救赎的外衣，认为他们的苦难和非毫无意义而更显尊贵，在某种程度上只是为了让我们能承受失去他们的痛苦。