Ok. Last post I was talking about my very noble friend who faced a choice between family and his comrades. And I talked about choosing between two good things. That was on the train going to work. Now I am on the train home in the quiet car. I sat next to a guy who seemed pissed off to share the seat. Ten minutes after we leave the station, he takes a call. I let him know we are in the quiet car. His response is to say "Chill out will ya" and stomp away out of the car.
Which means, he is among the small but constant group of people who sit in the quiet car so they won't have to listen to other people's calls. What they want is the "Quiet Except for ME Car."
As opposed to the person choosing between two good things and doing the right thing, these people--the ones who know very well they are sitting in the quiet car--want the world to revolve around them. They have every opportunity to choose to do the right thing and choose to be jerks instead.
Veteran of four wars, four enlistments, four branches: Air Force, Army, Army Reserve, Army National Guard. I am both an AF (Air Force) veteran and as Veteran AF (As Fuck)
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Monday, February 13, 2012
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