I served in West Germany but never made it to Berlin. I really needed to see for my own eyes, and I came close to some Duty there, but I was not of a mind to re-enlist so it never happened.
Your description helps me to realize what I never should have desired to experience.
I am glad that is over.
—————————————————————————————————-
Thank you, Radix for your response. I’m humbled to have what I wrote be effective in your life in this manner.
Yes, sometimes we want to do something that isn’t the best or wisest thing for our lives.
I remain thankful for the Hand of Providence.
Thank you for your reply.
I hope nobody takes this the wrong way, but there is something to be said for not having all the “stuff” that we have. Obviously I don’t wish for anybody to not have food in the shops. But I just think back to the life we had in the 60s and 70s. People were upwardly mobile, for sure, but we lived a lot more simply. Without the communications/computer revolution.