That was a lot of text, but I'll reiterate, the promise of a next world is a story told over 2,000 years of history, often by the corrupt, whereas this world is right here, right now.

I choose to fight for this one and its people. Not for any reward, but because it's the right thing to do.

I'm not particularly optimistic about that, but I'll try anyway.

If I remember anything from Sunday school, I believe the first four books of the New Testament heavily focus on a carpenter who instructs people to give aid and comfort to others, especially those who cannot help themselves.

I appreciate your concern but after our placement was not only sent back but cut off from us by an abusive, backstabbing junkie, and the system that is ostensibly meant to protect defenseless children just DNGAF... yeah, I'm not so much seeing some higher purpose there. I'm seeing the entropy of a cold and uncaring universe.