Hello Reforming
Thank you so much for your informative response. I was just wondering how this worked in ancient cultures and I didn't know where to start searching, and here it is as an answer
Conundrum,
Thanks for taking the time to reply (and I hope teenagers are happy and well watered:) Your response makes me think about the relation between the self-serving and communal which has so many aspects to explore. And I know that I'll be thinking about the following for a long time now: "To determine whether a person is irredeemable, fall down an abyss—if they offer a hand and lift you up they’re redeemable."
Best,