Thud. Thud.

Thinking about Iran.

Why can’t we all just get along? Hold hate in your heart, and your world will never be alright. Hold deathly hate in your heart and your world will be full of blood and misery.

That’s all I’ve got to say for now. All I can do is continue to hold this light of hope I carry with me on a day-to-day basis.

I am the man that children will one day be taught about.

That’s the way I think… that’s the way I’ve got to think. I’m setting the examples, standards, and goals for those who will come after me, whether I want to or not. I would rather be part of the history that changed the world for the better, instead of part of the history that dragged it down for the worse.

So I’m going to live my life as a defensive Armsman out of necessity, until the day I can become a Peacemaker without the need for weapons. In my heart I can do it for God, but I also need to hold another purpose in my mind… I do it for mankind. Because those who don’t believe in “my” God will not understand if I act in His name, but they will understand if they can believe I do what I do because I just want noone to kill anyone else… something I believe in, regardless of whether or not that position comes from my faith.

And so it becomes… I will fight to the death until those people who want to kill us desire that no longer… or breathe no longer. I was born in an age where some people see death of others as their *only* means to their ends, so I guess if I want to win at the game, I need to play it.

-TJ