Character

Probably the best decider of a person's character or the way to best see what a person's character is is to watch them during and after the act of sacrifice. In other words, you can tell what the character of a person basically is after watching them make choices throughout the day, throughout their life, but if you really want a glimpse into that person's soul; if you really want to see how they are deep-down inside; if you really want to see how their rubber hits the road and what sort of material this person is made of: notice how they act when their character is put to the test as they make a sacrifice or are asked to make a sacrifice.

This goes along nicely, and is more straightforward than just seeing how they act in an ironic situation. See how they act while they are making a sacrifice.

When they are in the act or middle of making a sacrifice, their true colors will shine through. You will be able to see whether or not they truly believe in what they are saying that they believe in. They will show what they truly value and believe in as they continue to make the choice to make the sacrifice.

They also may be showing what they believe in during the rest of their life and from their other many choices, and this doesn't mean that they only believe in the thing that they have sacrificed for, but a sacrifice or a sacrificial act tends to strip away the superfluous or the light-minded choices and leave a more pure character trait. When I was in elementary school, I first learned about "chaff." It is only when the chaff or impurities are melted or burned out of the gold or silver, you have a more pure metal and are able to look into the molten silver or gold and see your reflection more-so after the chaff has been removed.

A sacrifice is a sort of chaff removing process. You are left more pure after those impurities have been removed.

JPS