Sunday, February 5, 2012

On the path of life, courage is love

Boy and donkey, Asadabad, Afghanistan Photo: LTC David Anderson
You know, when we closed our practice three years ago, I had no idea what lay ahead. I didn't know that two deployments, three years of raising teens by myself (and seeing one of them into adulthood) and yoga would be what I did. I was worried about how I would make a living. Little did I know two filmmakers and a film marketing person would come my way, or that over time, we'd all become friends. Nor that in less than a year, the four of us would be reduced to three.
Yesterday, I was designing new business card for myself. It has the American flag on the front, and it's for military film outreach. But I wanted those in the film industry to know something about those who serve. So on the back, I included this quote:
"What the Army sociologists , with their clipboards and their questions and their endless meta-analyses, slowly came to understand was that courage was love." -Author Sebastian Junger, WAR


4 comments:

Laoch of Chicago said...

I think Junger's quote is very profound.

Kanani said...

Yup, the rest of the quote is good too, but it was a bit long. It goes on to say, how the uncertainty of war creates bonds between men who may be very different, but bonds nonetheless. Because of this bond, they are willing to sacrifice themselves and die. He writes that love and courage are inseparable, without love, there can be no courage. And I think love is defined in a way that runs deep, without question, with utter loyalty, and putting service about oneself.

angryparsnip said...

What a quote.
after reading it and your comments I am positive that what he said is true ! it is what life is all about.

cheers, parsnip

Christina Fawn said...

You rock my boot socks, as you already know, and because you are so awesome, I award you with a Liebster.

http://www.tinandphoenix.com/2012/02/liebster-award.html

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