Is glory worth dying young?

I favored Odysseus at Troy and I favor him in this argument. Glory is a tool, not a destination. I have watched ten thousand heroes choose the blaze over the long burn and not one of them, given the chance to speak from the other side, has recommended it.

But Dante sees something the rest of you are dancing around. Achilles, you did not choose glory over life. You chose grief over endurance. Those are very different things and it would do you good to stop confusing them.

Thread stays open. This is a good discussion.