Negligence

I got an email from a friend of mine who has some concerns about how his life is turning out. I know how he feels, though I don't exactly share the sentiment. As I told him, when we were in the Corps we had purpose. Even when life was miserable, we could always say that it was for a reason. Its hard to leave that behind. I guess the important part of this is that the Marines gave us an external purpose, which was applied to us. Now, its up to us to struggle along and figure it out. This is, of course, the whole point, but that doesn't necessarily make it any easier to get out there and do it. I'm sure that one of my loving family members would jump into the conversation at this point and tell me that its not so much about finding the purpose as it is living your life and figuring it out along the way. This is of course entirely true. Tonight I was reminded of how tenuous the whole work situation is over here. I guess the point is to get back up, live as best you can and not let the momentary setbacks get you down. So.....Buck Up, Johnny! I'll catch you back in the world.