I think, in part, we mythologize sacrifice, ennoble it with layer upon layer of redemptive they-did-not-suffer-and-die-in-vain meaning, because it enables us to bear the pain of loss.
Every day at about 1 pm, everyone faces the same choice: sleep until 2 pm and then work until 5 pm, or daydream and drift around social media and attend pointless meetings until 7 pm.
Thus began the " Great Game" , an entirely unnecessary competition for Afghanistan between Russia and Britain, conjured up by armchair polemicists in London.