>Endurance and self-sacrifice are not soft. I'm probably reading too much into this, but there tends to be a tradeoff between 'hardness' and 'toughness'. 'Endu

>Endurance and self-sacrifice are not soft. I'm probably reading too much into this, but there tends to be a tradeoff between 'hardness' and 'toughness'. 'Endurance' requires some flexibility and ability to absorb/disperse energy that may require some degree of 'softness'.