There is something about living for a greater cause that makes life worth living.
A while back my little brother commented on a conversation we had about the movie Bodyguards and Assassins.
"You're right. I'm.doing
a paper on Gandhi and assassination is one of the biggest compliments" He posted.
In my deep way, I responded:
"It's more than
that. True- The fact that he died for such a cause showed the world that such a
cause is worth more than life itself- therefore I can't think of a better
confirmation of something's worth than martyrdom. Look at Saving Private Ryan. Look at how touched Ryan was. But it goes beyond that. The second we discover
that something is worth more than ourselves we start thinking about the ways we
can use our death to serve that cause. 911. Leave it to humans to discover the
power of one's own death.
Even greater and more powerful is
when one figures out how to use their life for a greater cause. One's life has
so much more to give than one's death. In fact, one's life is truly a
frightening force to reckon with. Now when life and death are both used for
the sake of a cause-- that is true martyrdom. And that kinda power is just plain
scary."
While they may not be Gandhi's (or Gumby's--only the greatest character ever!=P), these people are using both lives and deaths to serve America. People like them have been the driving force behind America rocking the world from foundation day. For all that they've done. Thank you.
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