hard to really put into words. for the longest time, i was one of those. i hate the wars. i hate the soldiers in those wars. i hate the people who become those soldiers in those wars. but i watched this movie called jarhead just now. i was bored and stayed home from work today because we got an inch or so of snow where i live, and on the way to work there were four accidents, including a cop that went off the road and got plowed into by another car . . . due to an inch of snow. so i watched a movie. and somehow my opinions began shifting. not about war, or the soldier, but the people who become those soldiers. the ones who are real and are people just like me, who would give up their place on this planet for something they believe in but come out the other side mentally altered and perhaps damaged forever when it is all said and done. somehow i feel like a coward for the way i used to think . . . but never will again. funny how a simple movie can be a catalyst for change.
