GravityGirl 0 #1 June 13, 2007 A Pacifist amongst Warriors She stared at him through tear soaked eyes. He said, “It’s the company you keep.” She is no stranger to pain, no stranger to heartache. She knows loss intimately. None the less, she is taken aback by the amount of emotion that consumes her. A lifetime spent dedicated to love, freedom and peace. Until now she has kept only the company of like minded individuals. Peace at all costs. “Peace and Blue Skies.” She has written it thousands of times. She tries to live by those words. Practice what you preach. So how is it that she now stands before a warrior preparing for battle? How is it that her heart is laid on the table, prepared to do anything it takes to ease his burden, to stand by his side, to aide and defend? How is it she is prepared to defend against the critic, to defend against the internal struggles he faces? She is prepared to defend against any adversary he is faced with. She has never been elegant with good byes. She usually slips out undetected. But she knows better now. She absorbs him fully into her arms. She soaks in every bit of energy. She feels every muscle, every breath, recording it to her memory. She savors it as if it were gold, knowing full well it is far more valuable. She feels the urge to run before the tears come in full force. But she takes one last good look. She looks into the eyes of a warrior; a warrior she calls friend. Then she slips away. She drives back to the safety of her comfortable home. He boards a plane to the farthest thing from comfort. He heads off to join the men she said good bye to last week; last month; her brothers. His words play back in her head, “It’s the company you keep.” How is it that this pacifist has come to keep the company of warriors? What is the common denominator? It’s the sky, freedom, love, scars and ultimately acceptance. She throws aside labels. Conservative and Liberal; her two least favorite labels of all time! Each person is truly an individual. Each person has a role on this planet; in this imperfect world. From the pacifist who cannot fathom hurting any creature, to the warrior who makes great sacrifices, each of us has a role. Each of us is ultimately dependant on the other in order to find and maintain balance. Tonight I pray for peace. Tonight I stand prepared to back up my brothers in battle. Tonight I pray that each and every individual looks upon their fellow man as an individual and casts aside labels. Tonight I pray that we all take a good look at those we understand the least and realize that they are just like us. Because in the end, “It’s the company you keep.” And I for one keep the best company of all freaking time! I keep the company of pacifists AND warriors……and we are all one. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peace and Blue Skies! Bonnie ==>Gravity Gear! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airkid 0 #2 June 15, 2007 wow... good job mama.... was this when hansen left? don't worry... we're all coming back.... me, ben, sean.... and we'll jump.... we just have to go away for a little while... to do the things most people cannot know about... the things that will make moms cry.... and people will forever look at us with either admiration or dismay... ... but we will only be gone a little while... then we come home.... do the things we love.... have fun again.... and some of us... leave again.... and the cycle begins anew.... remember this is not my, nor sean, nor ben's first time.... and i even have to leave again.... to do wonderful things... for evil people... or evil things for wonderful people... mama.... i miss you but i will see you again soon... and so will hansen and ben ... and we will all sit around and drink margis and watch fandango!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GravityGirl 0 #3 June 16, 2007 Cody, If you want to watch Fandango, then you better go to Camp H. and tell Ben that he has to bring it home, 'cause he took it with him. And don't worry, I'm all good, I just like to put my heart on my sleeve. Venting feels good to me. And yeah, that was right after Hansen left, how did you know? Those were of course his words, "It's the company you keep." So Sean, right? I got your "Stuff" on the way. You should get it next week. Don't do anything stupid, or I'll have to sick the boys on you. It's occuring to me that I should take the rest of this to PM. See you there.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peace and Blue Skies! Bonnie ==>Gravity Gear! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #4 June 16, 2007 Damn, Bonnie. I love people who can sum it up so perfectly. I'm with you in praying for peace....and I'm really not much of a praying woman, but toward the forces that guide our world I pray that this will end soon. I'd even pray to God, if I thought it'd do any good, for it to end before MY son is a man. I can't fathom taking a last good look at him before sending him off on such an undertaking.... Peace~ linz-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
