| General Hospital 9-26-08-5 |
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Nik, Tasha, Nadine, thugs; Maxie, Spin,
Sonny; Ric, Claudia; Jason's thug, Bernie;
John, Lulu; Diane, Sonny, Alexis; Jason,
Carly, Jax; Olivia, Kate, Sonny, Mike
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| Dispatch: The General |
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UPDATE:
Cecil just got married to the Beeyootiful
lady in this video, Lynsey. He now has one
year on base at Pendleton, after which he
will most likely ship to Afghanistan. Thank
you so much for all of your wonderful
comments and well wishes.
Anywho. It just kind of dawned on me in a
really big way this week that my brother is a
Marine. Yeah, I know... you'd think I'd have
figured this out when i watched him graduate
from Boot Camp. Whatever. So, between bouts
of weeping I created a video that explains my
views on my brother's role as a Marine, my
loathing of war, my love of my brother and
family, and generally coping with it all.
With a dash of personal opinion. I don't
believe that we were created to be fighters.
As in a great sermon from Don Finley of Life
Church (paraphrased), "If we were created to
be fighters we'd have tough outer layers,
scales and the like. And we'd have big claws
and sharp teeth. But instead we're built soft
and squishy and huggable. Some more squishy
than others..." I completely agree with this.
However, because of the world we live
in--there really isn't a feasible
alternative. Peace is like communism: it's a
great concept that will never work because we
are people... messed up people at that.
Also, I agree with the chorus of this song--
I have seen the others/ their mothers... this
fight is not worth fighting for. These are
people we're talking about. We can dehumanize
it all we want... make them statistics and
talk numbers and countries instead of names
of men and women. No matter who you are
fighting they have a life. They have someone
who loves them (we're speaking in
generalities, please follow) they love, they
have wives, children, mothers, brothers.
Sisters.
Who love them and care for them and wonder
whether they'll ever see them again. Knowing
that they're brother is never coming back the
same way.
I love my brother, I love where I live--even
though we have the electoral college, I love
people in Iraq, Iran, the Phillipines,
Darfur, the people across from me in the hall
(ergh, yes, even them.)
And I support my brother. But it breaks my
heart to see people being killed--it's not
right. And nothing can make it so. A
necessary evil if you will.
I know a few of you are going to read that
and scream, "War is never necessary!!! If we
just talk through things we can work it
out!!!" or however you'd word the same basic
concept. If you have an idea where we don't
need war--for God's sake, please let me know.
And your congressman, and please join the U.
N. Because if you can make peace work for the
world, then you are greater than God. Because
you have trumped free will and the evils of
men.
So without further adieu, The General by
Dispatch. Please visit and comment it on
youtube if you would. Thank you, and thank
you for opening your mind with me to see the
other side of war and peace.
there was a decorated general with
a heart of gold, that likened him to
all the stories he told
of past battles, won and lost, and
legends of old a seasoned veteran in
his own time
on the battlefield, he gained
respectful fame with many medals
of bravery and stripes to his name
he grew a beard as soon as he could
to cover the scars on his face
and always urged his men on
but on the eve of a great battle
with the infantry in dream
the old general tossed in his sleep
NO MESSING with its meaning
he awoke from the night
to tell what he had seen
and walked slowly out of his tent
all the men held tall with their
chests in the air, with courage in
their blood and a fire in their stare
it was a grey morning and they all
wondered how they would fare
till the old general told them to go home
[CHORUS:]
He said:
I have seen the others
and I have discovered
that this fight is not worth fighting
I have seen their mothers
and I will no other
to follow me where I'm going
So,take a shower, shine your shoes
you got no time to lose
you are young men you must be living
Take a shower, shine your shoes
you got no time to lose
you are young men you must be living
go now you are forgiven
but the men stood fast with their
guns on their shoulders not knowing
what to do with the contradicting orders
the general said he would do his own
duty but would extend it no further
the men could go as they pleased
not a man moved, their eyes gazed
straight ahead till one by one they
stepped back and not a word was said
and the old general was left with his
own words echoing in his head
he then prepared to fight
[CHORUS]
go now you are forgiven
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