Being Religious

Daily writing prompt

What sacrifices have you made in life?

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Last week it was a fatted calf in the back yard. The neighbors were very upset especially when we drank the blood. We only do this about once a month because I am very religious and follow the Bible to the letter. Last month it was a huge hog and boy was that a mess. Just kidding, right, or am I? When I played baseball, I bunted a lot and that is called a sacrifice so there’s that. I have to say that I have not made any sacrifices in my life. If you look up sacrifice in the dictionary, which obviously the writing prompt did not, it gives the biblical definition first. There is the definition of something given up or lost. The example used is sacrifices made by parents. I am sorry I never looked at it that way. Give me a gold star. I did everything voluntarily and felt I was sacrificing nothing. The loss of life during war is the ultimate sacrifice. A lot of the time this is not done voluntarily. Death is the end of life. Death is the only true sacrifice. Everything else is just a choice that most of the time gives more joy than sadness. How can that be called a sacrifice?