#102 "It's what you do right now that makes a difference."
-Struecker
Black Hawk Down 2001
If we attempted to calculate our risk, to seek the ultimate reward; have we made the choice to do what it takes NOW... to create and make a difference LATER? Often we don't actually take anyones word for the battles they've overcome. They tend to usually fall to the waist side and we just nod our heads in acceptance. Think about this though.... aren't most of the admirable triumphant acts those, less seen, as heroic?
I talk a lot about heroes. I write a lot about our inner struggle to find answers to our competitive nature. Yet, I don't discuss what it actually takes to be the one that doesn't compete. Because not all of us compete; or do we?
Many of us go about our day to day as if we didn't know any better. Many of us conduct our days in such a routine and/or schedule that we become naive to the competitive nature of the world. When pushed to test your skill, your opinion, or even your beliefs.... the thought evokes a cringe in our psyche; sometimes we just can't handle the choice. We don't want to admit sometimes what we stand for; because we are ashamed of rejection. I realized at a late age that even though we want someone else to side in our argument, or agree to our ideals; we still don't know what we want unless we are either:
1. taught it at an early age
2. embedded with it, as we age
3. acceptable to it because of our age
or; 4. ignorant to it, because we lack the age
I don't know how many people say they are informed with knowledge; yet don't make conscious decisions. I don't know how many times I've heard people talk politics; yet, they don't even know the issues or the party leaders. It is ok to have an opinion; is it ok to take others opinions without choosing a side? Far from in between we relate our morals and our standards based on how we were raised. We lead our lives based on our upbringing and our experience. I see that, not only has experience opened the door for people in competitive roles, it has closed the door to those who are bias to the information.
Can we look pass bias and accept opinion without a hidden agenda?
Watching this movie took me to a place in my life that opened my eyes to choices. We do make choices. Whether powerful choices or amateur choices; we still choose; we still fight that competition to make the right decision. I continue to ask myself: Do we choose our different? Do we ignore our similar? It's a question that separates the boys from the men and the heart from the soul. Our brains calculate the empathy before we enlist the compassion; therefore, we are competitors against the world.
Honor thy soldier, remember the fallen; embrace the soul, and strive to compete the choice.
Was the Black Hawk Down mission a choice or a path? We walk a fine line between what we know, how we want to view it, and ultimately, when we want to admit it. If we can't find the push in competition; we won't find the pull toward choices. Think about it; who would you rescue in time of need? Who would win your choice in time for a decision?
I choose my mission because I compete the goal. I choose to hear my voice, because I compete the words. Am I loud enough?
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Comments
This question confuses me. If I see a person in need of rescue and it is within my power to do so, then there is no choice....you just do what's needed. End of story.
Original subject, thought provoking.
Rated.
Thoth, I have to agree... it is belief that creates the honor.
Thanks to you all for your insights.