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To: unclewest who wrote (135300)	6/2/2004 1:47:29 AM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 281500

What it has to do with your post about combat is that you are arguing that having served in combat makes you better than anybody who hasn't. I think you're mistaken. Edit: "bachelor father." BS. The kids had a mother, or mothers. They did not spring from your forehead. Divorced, widowed, never married, whatever. I find it revealing that you pretend that there was no woman involved.

To: unclewest who wrote (135300)	6/2/2004 1:54:06 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I have no idea what that has to do with my post about combat however. I guess my point was that there are many ways in which human beings finally obtain that epiphany which makes us finally recognize how precious life is. For men, and especially warriors, is often being so close to death that we recognize the value, and fragility, or our lives. For women, it's that moment when they recognize that they have created it (with a little help, of course.. ;0) and brought it forth into this world to renew the cycle. For me, it was when I was 10 years old and almost drove my little Yamaha 80cc off of a cliff.. Fortunately, dear old dad hopped off his own motorcycle and grabbed the back end of mine with just inches to spare before I would have plummeted to my death. It's something that has stuck in my mind for all of my life.. Just like fracturing the ball of my knee, and spending months in a cast and therapy, convinced me that being crippled might actually be a far less desirable fate than being dead and that maybe I'd better take better care of myself rather than taking stupid physical risks to "get my kicks". Hawk

To: unclewest who wrote (135300)	6/2/2004 2:00:39 AM
From: epicure	Respond to of 281500

I think I can explain at least the relevance issue for you. You are under the impression that for soldiers life has a flavor the "protected" will never savor. I think what Cobalt was trying to tell you is that for mothers, who create life, life has a flavor that you will never understand. It's pretty clear from your post that you don't even understand what you don't understand. I'm sure your life has a special flavor for you, but life has a special flavor for most of us. I wouldn't dream of telling someone that I appreciated life more than they do, because of some special circumstance I went through- I would assume we all go through special circumstances.