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Originally Posted by Sensekhmet
Not to come off as a jerkass and go too far off topic but how is dying in an accident a sacrifice? I agree that if things are learnt from it it's 'not dying in vain' but when saying 'sacrifice' I think 'dying knowingly and willingly for a reason or cause'.
I apologize if I offended anyone but that's just me thinking aloud: I'm Polish so these questions are rather close to me lately after Smolensk.
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Not offended nor trying to offend in return. I think the idea is that if the business you are in is risky then you live with the knowledge that you could die in the line of duty, so the living is itself inviting the potential for an unusual death.
Secondly, if someone can learn from the accident and can prevent it from happening again, then your death helped save others' lives and that can be considered a sacrifice, whether you willingly invited it or not.
I'm not saying that's the correct answer; just speculating.