My wife’s great-grandfather was a Kuomintang soldier during the Chinese Civil War.
At that time, the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) had already conquered most of China and was advancing to his location.
His commander said to him, “Protect our armory with your life.”
(An armory is where you keep your weapons.)
As he sat by the brick, warehouse-like armory, he weighed his options.
Reconsidered his life choices.
And ran to Malaysia.
He never believed in the Kuomintang’s cause.
And because of that, he fled
People will not take risks for what they do not believe in.