Imagine my surprise when my own son mentioned that sometimes he feels more comfortable hanging out with veterans two or three times his age than with civilians!
Yes, and does God want that? I doubt it, it is not healthy.
It would be best if you gave your brain a chance to catch up with your fingers before posting such claptrap.
Now, try again and this time make sense.
“Yes, and does God want that? I doubt it, it is not healthy.”
Shared experiences in a world many never know, there is a common bond, a brotherhood that exists. . .you are among peers and friends. Age is irrelevant.
Not healthy? Guess again, one of the greatest destructive factors in our society is segregating people by age. One of the greatest criticisms of home schooling is that children don’t learn to “socialize”. . .what a bunch of hooey. Children who learn discipline and good manners from adults can socialize with anyone, anytime, anywhere. Rejection of older, wiser people is unhealthy and is promoted constantly.
What in Heaven’s name are you talking about?
When I was a kid, I was graced to have as friends veterans of Guadalcanal, the battle of Samar, and combat in Korea - and an Uncle who was a fighter pilot in WWII. Good, solid Americans. Then, when I became of age, I served my country as a Marine in combat in Vietnam. My veteran friends are always around me and my children, as it should be.
Are you from some other country or something?
Its a damn sight healthier than what popular culture has to offer these days. What your son sees in these vets is wisdom, knowledge, honor and understanding. I wish more young folks would be interested to spend time with those that stood guard over our country. Perhaps it would do some good.
CC
Its not healthy? Please tell us why.
Its probably easy for some of us to understand a young Veteran’s lack of comradery with his generation whom most are self-consumed metrosexuals at best or rapper wannabes.
sheep much?
“Imagine my surprise when my own son mentioned that sometimes he feels more comfortable hanging out with veterans two or three times his age than with civilians!
Yes, and does God want that? I doubt it, it is not healthy.”
All countries would be better in most respects if their citizens had an obligation to serve the state for a two year period in some regard, military, social, whatever.
People of all ages sharing a common bond - Hey, that’s good!
” ‘Imagine my surprise when my own son mentioned that sometimes he feels more comfortable hanging out with veterans two or three times his age than with civilians!’
Yes, and does God want that? I doubt it, it is not healthy.”
You may know better than I, but I can not purport to know what God wants for my son, but I pray daily that His will be done, beautifully stated in one of the verses of The Navy Hymn:
Eternal Father, grant, we pray
To all Marines, both night and day,
The courage, honor, strength, and skill
Their land to serve, thy law fulfill;
Be thou the shield forevermore
From every peril to the Corps.
My son’s sentiments, after spending 4 demanding years at Annapolis and 7-1/2 years (so far) as a Marine is quite normal: by the time I finished 4 years of medical school, three years of residency and 3 years of fellowship, I was so accustomed to being around other doctors that I had almost completely lost the ability to even make small talk with non-medical people. I was so immersed in learning my profession that I had almost no familiarity with the popular culture or current events for the previous 10 years.
So, it took awhile for me to relate comfortably to “civilians” outside of my professional capacity and to stop being fixated on their moles, speech impediments and gait abnormalities.
To his credit, my son has never lost his deep love and concern for his family, once commenting after what I feared would be a boring (for him) post-Christmas gathering with the old-fogey cousins, “You know Dad, the only thing I regret about my career decision is that it takes me away from my family.”
What is healthy? It might be better for a young man having a hard time relating to civilians to spend time around people with more knowledge and experience than around dolts who have no clue about real blood and guts and sacrifice. Over time, the young man will hopefully adjust to being around clueless folks. My observations over the years is that the experienced in war gravitate to one another no matter their ages. I have seen it over and over again. The older veterans are a big help to their younger counterparts.
Why don't you explain to us what God wants.
It would be helpful if you explain how and why he chose you as his modern day mouthpiece.