From: Dehede011@aol.com
Date: Thu Sep 05 2002 - 10:21:29 MDT
In a message dated 9/5/2002 10:39:46 AM Central Standard Time,
Amara.Graps@mpi-hd.mpg.de writes: Sometimes it seems like one sacrifices alot
for that "act of love", but if that action was one's own choice, then when
one has time to reflect on it, the result is simply that one learned valuable
things for one's own life, not that someone 'owes' you or should 'respect'
you or that you should have 'special privileges' because of your own choice.
(No matter how committed you were at the time of that decision.)
Amara,
You are essentially correct. When I see a picture of a young Marine
PFC squating on a cold hillside (recently in Afghanistan) nestling his rifle
and freezing but alert I don't respect him out of any sense of "Owing." I
respect him because I understand his love for our country and his willingness
to be used up in our service.
Sleep tight.
Ron h.
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