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3 pages in length. Self-sacrifice for the greater good is a rare human quality that often derives from those who are not so consumed with other peoples' value of themselves. The Toltec legend succinctly expresses this reality in The Scabby One Lights Up The Sky by illustrating how social, political or economic status does not equate with bravery and altruism. Tecciztecatl's motivation for lighting up the fifth sun was no more complicated than his desire to bask in the gods' adulation for such an act of valor; not realizing what the task entailed, he was ill-equipped to carry out his commitment when he learned it meant sacrificing his own life. Nanautzin, on the other hand, stepped up without reservation when Tecciztecatl failed to gather enough courage; clearly, his motivation was of the utmost example of benevolence, in that he sacrificed his own life so that everyone else should live. It did not matter no one even knew he existed, because he was not looking for glory through this ultimate act of selflessness; rather, his gesture provides a greater understanding of how the person who is seemingly least likely to possess character has more than anyone else. No additional sources cited.
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The Toltec legend succinctly expresses this reality in The Scabby One Lights Up The Sky by illustrating how social, political or economic status does not equate with bravery and altruism.
Tecciztecatls motivation for lighting up the fifth sun was no more complicated than his desire to bask in the gods adulation for such an act of valor; not realizing
what the task entailed, he was ill-equipped to carry out his commitment when he learned it meant sacrificing his own life. Nanautzin, on the other hand, stepped up without
reservation when Tecciztecatl failed to gather enough courage; clearly, his motivation was of the utmost example of benevolence, in that he sacrificed his own life so that everyone else should
live. It did not matter no one even knew he existed, because he was not looking for glory through this ultimate act of selflessness; rather, his gesture provides a
greater understanding of how the person who is seemingly least likely to possess character has more than anyone else. To be selfless is
to place anothers needs before ones own; to be altruistic is to be selfless with the underlying intent of protecting - and thereby furthering - the human race (Nanautzin).
By contrast, reciprocal altruism is such that one will perform an act of selflessness with the understanding that he will receive something of equal value in return (Tecciztecatl). It
is with this combined knowledge that man is able to negotiate his innate tendencies to perpetuate his species by virtue of self-sacrificing behavior. Tecciztecatls pseudo-altruism was little more than
his selfish desire to be praised for stepping up and taking responsibility for perpetuating his species; lighting up the fifth sun would provide the life-giving element his people needed to
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