War

Brett showed me a quote from Farewell to Arms. It's fantastic. It sums up war. A man, considering the honors that will be bestowed on his injured colleague, asks him of the circumstances. "Tell me exactly what happened. Did you do any heroic act?" "No, I was blown up eating cheese."


I think that's how most people live. Bewildered by the great things around them, etching out a life as best they can until someday, while nibbling on some cheddar, they're unexpectedly exploded by cancer or a drunk driver or chronic cholesterol.

If you keep your eyes on the road you'll never see the mountains

If you keep your wheels on the path you'll never roam the fields

If you keep your hands in your pockets, you'll never touch the water

If you keep your head in a manteau, you'll never feel the rain

You have to travel before you can settle

You've got to work before you know how

You've got to spend before you'll try saving

You've got to run before you can walk