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The True Meaning of Forgiveness

I was so overwhelmed by my own existential pain that, to this very day, I can recall little else about the trip back to Yokuska. O how I did long for a way out of the nightmare that haunted me, both day and night. O how I ached for the physical presence of Mary, as [...]

Posted in Inspirational | No comments | August 5th, 2010

The Nightmare and the Dream

“For four long years,“ Wulf went on to say, “they tried to convince me this way of life is a necessary evil. They almost succeeded until I went to Vietnam, supposedly to stop the spread of Communism, and saw the truth for myself. “It appears they suffer some grand delusion that we are the good [...]

Posted in psychology | 1 comment | March 1st, 2010

Instinctive Reactions of a Dumb Ass

I knew very little about Vietnam, except that US troops were being deployed there to halt the spread of Communism. While I had no qualms with this goal on the surface, underneath I simmered in a pot of emotional uncertainty that seemed to contradict this a priori assertion. At the time, I was unable to [...]

Posted in mind body spirit | 2 comments | January 20th, 2010

The Real Fight

“For four long years,” began my new-found friend, a rebellious intellectual from Boston, Massachusetts, “I’ve struggled against becoming an animal like the rest of these poor bastards. Next week when I walk off this ship for the last time, I’ll have prevailed.” “I know the feeling,” I interjected. “From the first day of my enlistment,” [...]

Posted in autobiography | No comments | July 11th, 2009

A Life of Quiet Desperation and Utter Loneliness

My stepfather could do no wrong, even though he was often dead wrong in the eyes of the rest of us. In fact, he frequently boasted that he and Christ were the only perfect people ever created. He was unapproachable, totally unwilling to listen to the viewpoint of another or to allow us to touch [...]

Posted in memoir | 1 comment | December 12th, 2008